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Throne vs Throve - What's the difference?

throne | throve |

As verbs the difference between throne and throve

is that throne is to place on a royal seat; to enthrone while throve is simple past of thrive.

As a noun throne

is the ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.

throne

English

(Thrones)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room.
  • * He approached the throne reverently.
  • The formal position of a sovereign.
  • * Bible, Genesis xli. 40
    • Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
  • * Tennyson
    • To mould a mighty state's decrees, / And shape the whisper of the throne .
  • (colloquial) The lavatory or toilet.
  • * She’s on the throne .
  • (Biblical tradition) The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim.
  • * Young
    • Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
  • (music) A type of stool used by drummers.
  • (figuratively) The leadership.

    • Derived terms

    * power behind the throne * thronal * throneship

    Verb

    (thron)
  • (archaic) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
  • (archaic) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt.
  • * (rfdate) Milton
    • True image of the Father, whether throned / In the bosom of bliss, and light of light.
  • (archaic) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

    • See also

    * ophan

    Anagrams

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    throve

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (thrive)

    • References

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    thrive

    English

    Verb

  • To grow or increase stature; to grow vigorously or luxuriantly, to flourish.
  • :* 1819' (though spoken by a character in the 12-century): “It seems to me, reverend father,” said the knight, “that the small morsels which you eat, together with this holy, but somewhat thin beverage, have '''thriven with you marvellously.” — Walter Scott, ''Ivanhoe
  • To increase in wealth or success; to prosper, be profitable.
    • Since expanding in June, the business has really thrived .
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2012 , date=April 29 , author=Nathan Rabin , title=TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Treehouse of Horror III” (season 4, episode 5; originally aired 10/29/1992) citation , page= , passage=Though they obviously realized that these episodes were part of something wonderful and important and lasting, the writers and producers couldn’t have imagined that 20 years later “Treehouse Of Horror” wouldn’t just survive; it’d thrive as one of the most talked-about and watched episodes of every season of The Simpsons.}}

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