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Throned vs Enthroned - What's the difference?

throned | enthroned |

As verbs the difference between throned and enthroned

is that throned is (throne) while enthroned is (enthrone).

As an adjective enthroned is

formally placed in a position.

throned

English

Verb

(head)
  • (throne)

    • Anagrams

    *

    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

    * ----

    enthroned

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Formally placed in a position.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (enthrone)