Definition of throne in English:

throne

noun θrəʊnθroʊn

1A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure.
宝座，御座；神座
King Solomon's great ivory throne
as modifier the throne room
Example sentencesExamples
- The Knossos throne room has a magnificent throne flanked by wall paintings showing griffins and projects an image of divine power.
- Prominent features will be four thrones carved from rock and placed on an axis representing north, south, east and west.
- And I confer upon you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- The throne room of Nebuchadnezzar shows some signs of Greek influence in design.
- Two massive golden thrones sat in the center of one end of the enormous room.
- Although a comfortable-looking row of chairs sat facing the throne, he did not take a seat.
- Angelique yawned and shifted sideways in the throne for comfort, lifting her legs over the right arm rest.
- The doors led into a large throne room, decorated with marble pillars and stained glass windows.
- The Holy Spirit advocates Jesus' case and cause to us just as Jesus advocates ours in the heavenly throne room.
- Approach the throne of God with an open, expectant heart.
- Their resemblance to thrones is an ironic reflection of the violent bases of power.
- To the right of St Edward's chair was another chair of state in which the King was to sit during the sermon, and opposite this on the north side of the chancel were the purple thrones of the bishops.
- Out of the shadows behind the gilded throne seat stepped a familiar figure.
- Seat your deity on the velvet thrones garnished with the traditional karigari.
- There were several seats on either side of the throne, and eight chairs had been placed in a semicircle opposite it.
- The Throne's many pieces are arranged symmetrically on either side of a main throne chair.
- Greek inscriptions covering the backs of the thrones command Antiochus' people to process up the mountain on the anniversaries of his birth and coronation to make sacrificial offerings on the altar in front of him.
- Its throne room, edict room, and imperial apartments still remain as a monument preserving the dream world of mandarin China.
- A large and very ornate throne sat on the far wall, but no one occupied it.
- He was seated on his throne in a ceremonial Osiris-like pose, but his eyes betrayed his curiosity.
- Hard as it may be for the sort of people who sit on thrones at their weddings to comprehend, it isn't always all about you.
- Their thrones are placed at the gate of the capital city of Israel, a space that was once occupied by a threshing floor prior to the construction of Samaria.
- Splayed backs also feature prominently on the coronation thrones made for George III and Queen Charlotte in 1760.
Synonyms
seat of state, royal seat
1. 1.1the throne Used to signify sovereign power.
  王位，帝位；王权，君权
  the heir to the throne
  王位继承人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Born in Scotland, he moved to England in 1604 after his father ascended the English throne.
  Sophia's son ascended the British throne as George I, the first of the Hanoverian kings.
  They are the powers around the throne, and often they know their own importance.
  Let me suggest that for William, heir to the throne, the monarchy is a Gordian knot whose time for cutting is well overdue.
  Henry was recognised as heir to the French throne and regent of France.
  To usurp is to wrongfully assume power or the throne, to encroach upon something.
  But behind the scenes, the powers around the throne understood who they were dealing with.
  Leaders come and go, but the power is behind the throne.
  What everybody forgot was that, with no Empress or heirs to the throne, there was a distinct power void.
  His mysterious death in Naples in 1495 ended European hopes of placing a sympathetic figure on the Ottoman throne.
  By law females are ineligible to succeed to the Imperial throne.
  When he abdicated his throne, the Princes were each given their own fiefdoms.
  He has never renounced his claim to the throne of a kingdom which no longer exists.
  Just because she had a direct line to the throne and its power, she was dotted over and swarmed with flattery and adoration.
  The royal couple left the Netherlands to ascend the British throne in 1689.
  In the throne speech amendment, you agreed to hold a vote on missile defense.
  When his friend took over the Papal throne, Galileo thought he would finally find a sympathetic ear.
  He came to the throne of the Frankish kingdom in 771 and ruled until 814.
  Someone (who will remain nameless) thinks Charles should abdicate the British throne and come out here instead.
  He is mentioned almost weekly as the heir apparent to some imminently vacant throne.
  Synonyms
  sovereign power, sovereignty, rule, command, dominion
2. 1.2humorous A toilet.
  〈幽默〉厕所
  Example sentencesExamples
  The toilet is a mighty throne, and the tub is like a giant overturned turtle shell filled with nectar and ambrosia.
  It has the city's quirkiest bathrooms - with expertly renovated antique lavatories that are veritable thrones.
  A few years ago, one of our local papers printed a cartoon about Elvis' death on the throne.
  I climbed up on the throne and got comfortable and did my business.
  We vow to return on the train and try out the ‘twobicles’ - the double thrones in the ladies toilets - or be arrested in the attempt.
3. 1.3thrones (in traditional Christian angelology) the third-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
  （传统基督教天使学）座天使（九级天使中的第三级）
  Example sentencesExamples
  And he is seeking angels, thrones, powers, dominions and arch angels alike to come and join him.
  There's a category of angels called "Thrones" who typically appear as wheels in the sky.

verb θrəʊnθroʊn

[with object]literary

Place (someone) on a throne.
（诗/文）使登上王位（或宝座、御座），使掌握王权
the king was throned on a rock
国王在一块岩石上即位。
Example sentencesExamples
- The throned figured pondered the thought for a moment.
- However, his reign also didn't last long and in 717 Leo III was throned.
- The Chorus mentions that Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus are very similar to each other, ‘twin throned, twin sceptered, in twofold power.’
- How long after the invasion until William was throned?
- On the hill sat two upright throned sarcophagi.

Derivatives

throneless

adjective

Origin

Middle English: from Old French trone, via Latin from Greek thronos 'elevated seat'.

Rhymes

alone, atone, Beaune, bemoan, blown, bone, Capone, clone, Cohn, Cologne, condone, cone, co-own, crone, drone, enthrone, flown, foreknown, foreshown, groan, grown, half-tone, home-grown, hone, Joan, known, leone, loan, lone, mephedrone, moan, Mon, mown, ochone, outflown, outgrown, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, rone, sewn, shown, Simone, Sloane, Soane, sone, sown, stone, strown, thrown, tone, trombone, Tyrone, unbeknown, undersown, windblown, zone

Definition of throne in US English:

throne

nounTHrōnθroʊn

1A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure.
宝座，御座；神座
Example sentencesExamples
- A large and very ornate throne sat on the far wall, but no one occupied it.
- The Throne's many pieces are arranged symmetrically on either side of a main throne chair.
- Splayed backs also feature prominently on the coronation thrones made for George III and Queen Charlotte in 1760.
- The Knossos throne room has a magnificent throne flanked by wall paintings showing griffins and projects an image of divine power.
- To the right of St Edward's chair was another chair of state in which the King was to sit during the sermon, and opposite this on the north side of the chancel were the purple thrones of the bishops.
- Angelique yawned and shifted sideways in the throne for comfort, lifting her legs over the right arm rest.
- Seat your deity on the velvet thrones garnished with the traditional karigari.
- He was seated on his throne in a ceremonial Osiris-like pose, but his eyes betrayed his curiosity.
- Prominent features will be four thrones carved from rock and placed on an axis representing north, south, east and west.
- Although a comfortable-looking row of chairs sat facing the throne, he did not take a seat.
- The doors led into a large throne room, decorated with marble pillars and stained glass windows.
- The Holy Spirit advocates Jesus' case and cause to us just as Jesus advocates ours in the heavenly throne room.
- Their resemblance to thrones is an ironic reflection of the violent bases of power.
- Out of the shadows behind the gilded throne seat stepped a familiar figure.
- Two massive golden thrones sat in the center of one end of the enormous room.
- Hard as it may be for the sort of people who sit on thrones at their weddings to comprehend, it isn't always all about you.
- Its throne room, edict room, and imperial apartments still remain as a monument preserving the dream world of mandarin China.
- And I confer upon you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
- The throne room of Nebuchadnezzar shows some signs of Greek influence in design.
- Their thrones are placed at the gate of the capital city of Israel, a space that was once occupied by a threshing floor prior to the construction of Samaria.
- Greek inscriptions covering the backs of the thrones command Antiochus' people to process up the mountain on the anniversaries of his birth and coronation to make sacrificial offerings on the altar in front of him.
- There were several seats on either side of the throne, and eight chairs had been placed in a semicircle opposite it.
- Approach the throne of God with an open, expectant heart.
Synonyms
seat of state, royal seat
1. 1.1the throne Used to signify sovereign power.
  王位，帝位；王权，君权
  the heir to the throne
  王位继承人。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Let me suggest that for William, heir to the throne, the monarchy is a Gordian knot whose time for cutting is well overdue.
  What everybody forgot was that, with no Empress or heirs to the throne, there was a distinct power void.
  Sophia's son ascended the British throne as George I, the first of the Hanoverian kings.
  In the throne speech amendment, you agreed to hold a vote on missile defense.
  He came to the throne of the Frankish kingdom in 771 and ruled until 814.
  The royal couple left the Netherlands to ascend the British throne in 1689.
  Born in Scotland, he moved to England in 1604 after his father ascended the English throne.
  He is mentioned almost weekly as the heir apparent to some imminently vacant throne.
  Someone (who will remain nameless) thinks Charles should abdicate the British throne and come out here instead.
  Henry was recognised as heir to the French throne and regent of France.
  To usurp is to wrongfully assume power or the throne, to encroach upon something.
  They are the powers around the throne, and often they know their own importance.
  When he abdicated his throne, the Princes were each given their own fiefdoms.
  He has never renounced his claim to the throne of a kingdom which no longer exists.
  Just because she had a direct line to the throne and its power, she was dotted over and swarmed with flattery and adoration.
  But behind the scenes, the powers around the throne understood who they were dealing with.
  His mysterious death in Naples in 1495 ended European hopes of placing a sympathetic figure on the Ottoman throne.
  When his friend took over the Papal throne, Galileo thought he would finally find a sympathetic ear.
  Leaders come and go, but the power is behind the throne.
  By law females are ineligible to succeed to the Imperial throne.
  Synonyms
  sovereign power, sovereignty, rule, command, dominion
2. 1.2humorous A toilet.
  〈幽默〉厕所
  Example sentencesExamples
  We vow to return on the train and try out the ‘twobicles’ - the double thrones in the ladies toilets - or be arrested in the attempt.
  The toilet is a mighty throne, and the tub is like a giant overturned turtle shell filled with nectar and ambrosia.
  I climbed up on the throne and got comfortable and did my business.
  It has the city's quirkiest bathrooms - with expertly renovated antique lavatories that are veritable thrones.
  A few years ago, one of our local papers printed a cartoon about Elvis' death on the throne.
3. 1.3thrones (in traditional Christian angelology) the third-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
  （传统基督教天使学）座天使（九级天使中的第三级）
  Example sentencesExamples
  And he is seeking angels, thrones, powers, dominions and arch angels alike to come and join him.
  There's a category of angels called "Thrones" who typically appear as wheels in the sky.

verbTHrōnθroʊn

[with object]usually be thronedliterary

Place (someone) on a throne.
（诗/文）使登上王位（或宝座、御座），使掌握王权
the king was throned on a rock
国王在一块岩石上即位。
Example sentencesExamples
- How long after the invasion until William was throned?
- The throned figured pondered the thought for a moment.
- The Chorus mentions that Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus are very similar to each other, ‘twin throned, twin sceptered, in twofold power.’
- However, his reign also didn't last long and in 717 Leo III was throned.
- On the hill sat two upright throned sarcophagi.

Origin

Middle English: from Old French trone, via Latin from Greek thronos ‘elevated seat’.

词汇	throne
释义	Definition of throne in English: throne noun θrəʊnθroʊn 1A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure. 宝座，御座；神座 King Solomon's great ivory throne as modifier the throne room Example sentencesExamples The Knossos throne room has a magnificent throne flanked by wall paintings showing griffins and projects an image of divine power. Prominent features will be four thrones carved from rock and placed on an axis representing north, south, east and west. And I confer upon you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. The throne room of Nebuchadnezzar shows some signs of Greek influence in design. Two massive golden thrones sat in the center of one end of the enormous room. Although a comfortable-looking row of chairs sat facing the throne, he did not take a seat. Angelique yawned and shifted sideways in the throne for comfort, lifting her legs over the right arm rest. The doors led into a large throne room, decorated with marble pillars and stained glass windows. The Holy Spirit advocates Jesus' case and cause to us just as Jesus advocates ours in the heavenly throne room. Approach the throne of God with an open, expectant heart. Their resemblance to thrones is an ironic reflection of the violent bases of power. To the right of St Edward's chair was another chair of state in which the King was to sit during the sermon, and opposite this on the north side of the chancel were the purple thrones of the bishops. Out of the shadows behind the gilded throne seat stepped a familiar figure. Seat your deity on the velvet thrones garnished with the traditional karigari. There were several seats on either side of the throne, and eight chairs had been placed in a semicircle opposite it. The Throne's many pieces are arranged symmetrically on either side of a main throne chair. Greek inscriptions covering the backs of the thrones command Antiochus' people to process up the mountain on the anniversaries of his birth and coronation to make sacrificial offerings on the altar in front of him. Its throne room, edict room, and imperial apartments still remain as a monument preserving the dream world of mandarin China. A large and very ornate throne sat on the far wall, but no one occupied it. He was seated on his throne in a ceremonial Osiris-like pose, but his eyes betrayed his curiosity. Hard as it may be for the sort of people who sit on thrones at their weddings to comprehend, it isn't always all about you. Their thrones are placed at the gate of the capital city of Israel, a space that was once occupied by a threshing floor prior to the construction of Samaria. Splayed backs also feature prominently on the coronation thrones made for George III and Queen Charlotte in 1760. Synonyms seat of state, royal seat 1.1the throne Used to signify sovereign power. 王位，帝位；王权，君权 the heir to the throne 王位继承人。 Example sentencesExamples Born in Scotland, he moved to England in 1604 after his father ascended the English throne. Sophia's son ascended the British throne as George I, the first of the Hanoverian kings. They are the powers around the throne, and often they know their own importance. Let me suggest that for William, heir to the throne, the monarchy is a Gordian knot whose time for cutting is well overdue. Henry was recognised as heir to the French throne and regent of France. To usurp is to wrongfully assume power or the throne, to encroach upon something. But behind the scenes, the powers around the throne understood who they were dealing with. Leaders come and go, but the power is behind the throne. What everybody forgot was that, with no Empress or heirs to the throne, there was a distinct power void. His mysterious death in Naples in 1495 ended European hopes of placing a sympathetic figure on the Ottoman throne. By law females are ineligible to succeed to the Imperial throne. When he abdicated his throne, the Princes were each given their own fiefdoms. He has never renounced his claim to the throne of a kingdom which no longer exists. Just because she had a direct line to the throne and its power, she was dotted over and swarmed with flattery and adoration. The royal couple left the Netherlands to ascend the British throne in 1689. In the throne speech amendment, you agreed to hold a vote on missile defense. When his friend took over the Papal throne, Galileo thought he would finally find a sympathetic ear. He came to the throne of the Frankish kingdom in 771 and ruled until 814. Someone (who will remain nameless) thinks Charles should abdicate the British throne and come out here instead. He is mentioned almost weekly as the heir apparent to some imminently vacant throne. Synonyms sovereign power, sovereignty, rule, command, dominion 1.2humorous A toilet. 〈幽默〉厕所 Example sentencesExamples The toilet is a mighty throne, and the tub is like a giant overturned turtle shell filled with nectar and ambrosia. It has the city's quirkiest bathrooms - with expertly renovated antique lavatories that are veritable thrones. A few years ago, one of our local papers printed a cartoon about Elvis' death on the throne. I climbed up on the throne and got comfortable and did my business. We vow to return on the train and try out the ‘twobicles’ - the double thrones in the ladies toilets - or be arrested in the attempt. 1.3thrones (in traditional Christian angelology) the third-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. （传统基督教天使学）座天使（九级天使中的第三级） Example sentencesExamples And he is seeking angels, thrones, powers, dominions and arch angels alike to come and join him. There's a category of angels called "Thrones" who typically appear as wheels in the sky. verb θrəʊnθroʊn [with object]literary Place (someone) on a throne. （诗/文）使登上王位（或宝座、御座），使掌握王权 the king was throned on a rock 国王在一块岩石上即位。 Example sentencesExamples The throned figured pondered the thought for a moment. However, his reign also didn't last long and in 717 Leo III was throned. The Chorus mentions that Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus are very similar to each other, ‘twin throned, twin sceptered, in twofold power.’ How long after the invasion until William was throned? On the hill sat two upright throned sarcophagi. Derivatives throneless adjective Origin Middle English: from Old French trone, via Latin from Greek thronos 'elevated seat'. Rhymes alone, atone, Beaune, bemoan, blown, bone, Capone, clone, Cohn, Cologne, condone, cone, co-own, crone, drone, enthrone, flown, foreknown, foreshown, groan, grown, half-tone, home-grown, hone, Joan, known, leone, loan, lone, mephedrone, moan, Mon, mown, ochone, outflown, outgrown, own, phone, pone, prone, Rhône, roan, rone, sewn, shown, Simone, Sloane, Soane, sone, sown, stone, strown, thrown, tone, trombone, Tyrone, unbeknown, undersown, windblown, zone Definition of throne in US English: throne nounTHrōnθroʊn 1A ceremonial chair for a sovereign, bishop, or similar figure. 宝座，御座；神座 Example sentencesExamples A large and very ornate throne sat on the far wall, but no one occupied it. The Throne's many pieces are arranged symmetrically on either side of a main throne chair. Splayed backs also feature prominently on the coronation thrones made for George III and Queen Charlotte in 1760. The Knossos throne room has a magnificent throne flanked by wall paintings showing griffins and projects an image of divine power. To the right of St Edward's chair was another chair of state in which the King was to sit during the sermon, and opposite this on the north side of the chancel were the purple thrones of the bishops. Angelique yawned and shifted sideways in the throne for comfort, lifting her legs over the right arm rest. Seat your deity on the velvet thrones garnished with the traditional karigari. He was seated on his throne in a ceremonial Osiris-like pose, but his eyes betrayed his curiosity. Prominent features will be four thrones carved from rock and placed on an axis representing north, south, east and west. Although a comfortable-looking row of chairs sat facing the throne, he did not take a seat. The doors led into a large throne room, decorated with marble pillars and stained glass windows. The Holy Spirit advocates Jesus' case and cause to us just as Jesus advocates ours in the heavenly throne room. Their resemblance to thrones is an ironic reflection of the violent bases of power. Out of the shadows behind the gilded throne seat stepped a familiar figure. Two massive golden thrones sat in the center of one end of the enormous room. Hard as it may be for the sort of people who sit on thrones at their weddings to comprehend, it isn't always all about you. Its throne room, edict room, and imperial apartments still remain as a monument preserving the dream world of mandarin China. And I confer upon you a kingdom, just as my Father conferred one on me, so that you may eat and drink at my table in my kingdom and sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. The throne room of Nebuchadnezzar shows some signs of Greek influence in design. Their thrones are placed at the gate of the capital city of Israel, a space that was once occupied by a threshing floor prior to the construction of Samaria. Greek inscriptions covering the backs of the thrones command Antiochus' people to process up the mountain on the anniversaries of his birth and coronation to make sacrificial offerings on the altar in front of him. There were several seats on either side of the throne, and eight chairs had been placed in a semicircle opposite it. Approach the throne of God with an open, expectant heart. Synonyms seat of state, royal seat 1.1the throne Used to signify sovereign power. 王位，帝位；王权，君权 the heir to the throne 王位继承人。 Example sentencesExamples Let me suggest that for William, heir to the throne, the monarchy is a Gordian knot whose time for cutting is well overdue. What everybody forgot was that, with no Empress or heirs to the throne, there was a distinct power void. Sophia's son ascended the British throne as George I, the first of the Hanoverian kings. In the throne speech amendment, you agreed to hold a vote on missile defense. He came to the throne of the Frankish kingdom in 771 and ruled until 814. The royal couple left the Netherlands to ascend the British throne in 1689. Born in Scotland, he moved to England in 1604 after his father ascended the English throne. He is mentioned almost weekly as the heir apparent to some imminently vacant throne. Someone (who will remain nameless) thinks Charles should abdicate the British throne and come out here instead. Henry was recognised as heir to the French throne and regent of France. To usurp is to wrongfully assume power or the throne, to encroach upon something. They are the powers around the throne, and often they know their own importance. When he abdicated his throne, the Princes were each given their own fiefdoms. He has never renounced his claim to the throne of a kingdom which no longer exists. Just because she had a direct line to the throne and its power, she was dotted over and swarmed with flattery and adoration. But behind the scenes, the powers around the throne understood who they were dealing with. His mysterious death in Naples in 1495 ended European hopes of placing a sympathetic figure on the Ottoman throne. When his friend took over the Papal throne, Galileo thought he would finally find a sympathetic ear. Leaders come and go, but the power is behind the throne. By law females are ineligible to succeed to the Imperial throne. Synonyms sovereign power, sovereignty, rule, command, dominion 1.2humorous A toilet. 〈幽默〉厕所 Example sentencesExamples We vow to return on the train and try out the ‘twobicles’ - the double thrones in the ladies toilets - or be arrested in the attempt. The toilet is a mighty throne, and the tub is like a giant overturned turtle shell filled with nectar and ambrosia. I climbed up on the throne and got comfortable and did my business. It has the city's quirkiest bathrooms - with expertly renovated antique lavatories that are veritable thrones. A few years ago, one of our local papers printed a cartoon about Elvis' death on the throne. 1.3thrones (in traditional Christian angelology) the third-highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. （传统基督教天使学）座天使（九级天使中的第三级） Example sentencesExamples And he is seeking angels, thrones, powers, dominions and arch angels alike to come and join him. There's a category of angels called "Thrones" who typically appear as wheels in the sky. verbTHrōnθroʊn [with object]usually be thronedliterary Place (someone) on a throne. （诗/文）使登上王位（或宝座、御座），使掌握王权 the king was throned on a rock 国王在一块岩石上即位。 Example sentencesExamples How long after the invasion until William was throned? The throned figured pondered the thought for a moment. The Chorus mentions that Agamemnon and his brother Menelaus are very similar to each other, ‘twin throned, twin sceptered, in twofold power.’ However, his reign also didn't last long and in 717 Leo III was throned. On the hill sat two upright throned sarcophagi. Origin Middle English: from Old French trone, via Latin from Greek thronos ‘elevated seat’.
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