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Definition of enthrone - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
monarchyRare place a monarch on a throneRare
- The king was enthroned in a grand ceremony.
2.
importanceRare give someone or something great importanceRare
- The new policy enthroned environmental concerns.
3.
installationRare officially install someone in a position of powerRare
- The bishop was enthroned at the cathedral.
Origin of enthrone
Old French, enthroner (to place on a throne)
Examples of enthrone in a sentence
The queen was enthroned with great pomp. They enthroned the new emperor last week. The media enthroned the celebrity as a cultural icon. His achievements enthroned him in the academic world. The committee will enthrone the new leader next week. Traditionally, they enthrone the monarch with a grand ceremony.
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- French:intrôner, donner de l'importance, ...
- German:auf den Thron setzen, erheben, ...
- Italian:incoronare, dare importanza, ...
- Spanish:entronizar, priorizar, ...
- Portuguese:entronizar, dar destaque a, ...
- Chinese:加冕, 重视, ...
- Japanese:即位する, 重要性を与える, ...
- Arabic:تَوَّجَ, عظَّمَ, ...
- Hebrew:לְהַמְלִיךְ, לְהַעֲנִיק חֲשִׁיבוּת, ...
- Russian:возводить на трон, возводить в ранг, ...
- Ukrainian:коронувати, надавати значення, ...
- Hindi:सिंहासन पर बैठाना, महत्व देना, ...
Collins Dictionary results for enthrone
Dictionary Results
enthrone
(enthrones 3rd person present) (enthroning present participle) (enthroned past tense & past participle )1 verb When kings, queens, emperors, or bishops are enthroned, they officially take on their role during a special ceremony.
FORMAL usu passive
Emperor Akihito of Japan has been enthroned in Tokyo... be V-ed
He is expected to be enthroned early next year as the spiritual leader of the Church of England. be V-ed as n
FORMAL usu passive
Emperor Akihito of Japan has been enthroned in Tokyo... be V-ed
He is expected to be enthroned early next year as the spiritual leader of the Church of England. be V-ed as n
2 verb If an idea is enthroned, it has an important place in people's life or thoughts. (JOURNALISM)
(=enshrine)
He was forcing the State to enthrone a particular brand of modernism. V n
...the religious fundamentalism now enthroned in American life. V-ed
He was forcing the State to enthrone a particular brand of modernism. V n
...the religious fundamentalism now enthroned in American life. V-ed
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