enthrone
to place on or as on a throne.
to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority.
to exalt.
Origin of enthrone
1- Also inthrone.
Other words from enthrone
- re·en·throne, verb (used with object), re·en·throned, re·en·thron·ing.
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How to use enthrone in a sentence
Would the traditional religion be transformed into metaphysical eroticism, dethroning God, enthroning a goddess?
The Evolution of Love | Emil LuckaThe anointing, crowning, and enthroning of the queen then took place.
Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. III. (of III) | Rosalie KaufmanNo family autonomy is henceforth to be secured by fiat of law enthroning one "head" as the legal despot or economic ruler.
The Family and it's Members | Anna Garlin SpencerAnd all these things press upon men the necessity of enthroning truth.
A Lamp to the Path | W. K. TweedieIn his inmost soul it was his inmost aspiration to be an agent for enthroning here on earth the equity of God.
Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; | Clark S. Beardslee
British Dictionary definitions for enthrone
/ (ɛnˈθrəʊn) /
to place on a throne
to honour or exalt
to assign authority to
Derived forms of enthrone
- enthronement, noun
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