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What does "throne" mean?

Throne: Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage. Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Gen. xli.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne. Tennyson.
  2. 3.pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. Milton. Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. Young.
  3. 4.To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. Shak.
  4. 5.To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. Milton.
  5. 6.To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. Shak.

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