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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
throne
    n 1: the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.; "the king
         sat on his throne"
    2: a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination [syn:
       toilet, can, commode, crapper, pot, potty,
       stool, throne]
    3: the position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or
       bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on
       ceremonial occasions
    v 1: sit on the throne as a ruler
    2: put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more
       than 50 years ago" [syn: enthrone, throne] [ant:
       dethrone]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Throne \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Throning.]
   1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak.
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   2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or
      dominion to; to exalt.
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            True image of the Father, whether throned
            In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton.
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Throne \Throne\, v. i.
   To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a
   throne. --Shak.
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4. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Throne \Throne\, n. [OE. trone, F. tr[^o]ne, L. thronus, Gr. ?;
   cf. ? a bench, ? a footstool, ? to set one's self, to sit,
   Skr. dhara[.n]a supporting, dh[.r] to hold fast, carry, and
   E. firm, a.]
   1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the
      seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.
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            The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.
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            High on a throne of royal state.      --Milton.
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   2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who
      occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign
      authority; an exalted or dignified personage.
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            Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.
                                                  --Gen. xli.
                                                  40.
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            To mold a mighty state's decrees,
            And shape the whisper of the throne.  --Tennyson.
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   3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --
      a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.
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            Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.
                                                  --Young.
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5. Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Throne
   (Heb. kiss'e), a royal chair or seat of dignity (Deut. 17:18; 2
   Sam. 7:13; Ps. 45:6); an elevated seat with a canopy and
   hangings, which cover it. It denotes the seat of the high priest
   in 1 Sam. 1:9; 4:13, and of a provincial governor in Neh. 3:7
   and Ps. 122:5. The throne of Solomon is described at length in 1
   Kings 10:18-20.
   

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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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