Definitions for: Enthrone


[v] provide with power and authority
[v] put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago"



Webster (1913) Definition: En*throne", v. t. [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF.
enthroner. Cf. Inthronize.]
1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of
high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority
or dignity.

Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. --Pope.

It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings.
--Shak.

2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and
privileges of a vacant see.

Synonyms: invest, vest

Antonyms: dethrone, divest

See Also: consecrate, coronate, crown, enthrone, install, ordain, order, ordinate, throne

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