noun Download 🔗Share An impressive seat used by a monarch, often on a raised dais in a throne room and reserved for formal occasions. Examples : "He approached the throne reverently." royal government politics history state architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Leadership, particularly the position of a monarch. Examples : "The new student council members were eager to claim their thrones of leadership. " royal government politics position history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The seat of a bishop in the cathedral-church of his diocese; also, the seat of a pope. Examples : "During the cathedral service, the bishop sat on one of the ornate thrones near the altar. " religion architecture royal position theology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Other seats, particularly: Examples : "The principal had special chairs for the award ceremony, but they were just high-backed seats; they weren't actual thrones. " royal politics government history architecture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A member of an order of angels ranked above dominions and below cherubim. Examples : "According to some religious texts, thrones are angels who serve as God's justice and authority. " religion theology supernatural being Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. Examples : "The people cheered as they throned the newly elected class president during the school assembly. " royal government politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. Examples : "The students' hard work and dedication throned them as the champions of the science fair. " royal government politics position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. Examples : "The toddler throned himself on a stack of pillows, declaring himself king of the living room. " royal position government politics history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading