enthroned; enthroning; enthrones
1
a
: to seat in a place associated with a position of authority or influence
b
: to seat ceremonially on a throne
2
: to assign supreme virtue or value to : exalt
Examples of enthrone in a Sentence
the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable
Recent Examples on the Web
And then, two weeks later, Ozzy died: Ozzy Osbourne, Sabbath’s front man, who at Villa Park had sung sitting down, enthroned on what looked like a satanic office chair, heroically managing a host of ailments (including Parkinson’s disease).
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The Top 8 will be cut to four, then two, and the top influencer will be enthroned.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
He was enthroned in 2021 as the third bishop of the Melbourne Eparchy.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
The decision enthrones the high court—an unelected majority—as a group of technically incompetent, in some cases corrupt, politicos in robes with power over matters that hinge on vital facts about pollution, medicine, employment and much else.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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James Parker, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2025
The Top 8 will be cut to four, then two, and the top influencer will be enthroned.
—Bryan West, The Tennessean, 3 July 2025
He was enthroned in 2021 as the third bishop of the Melbourne Eparchy.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
The decision enthrones the high court—an unelected majority—as a group of technically incompetent, in some cases corrupt, politicos in robes with power over matters that hinge on vital facts about pollution, medicine, employment and much else.
—The Editors, Scientific American, 10 July 2024
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“Enthrone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enthrone. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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