What is "throne"

Throne \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned; p. pr. & vb. n. Throning.]

1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone.
   --Shak.

2. 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.

Throne \Throne\, v. i. To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.
--Shak.

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.

   The noble king is set up in his throne.
   --Chaucer.

   High on a throne of royal state.
   --Milton.

2. 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. 40.

   To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne.
   --Tennyson.

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.

c.1200, trone, "the seat of God or a saint in heaven;" c.1300 as "seat occupied by a sovereign," from Old French trone (12c., Modern French trône), from Latin thronus, from Greek thronos "elevated seat, chair, throne," from PIE root *dher- (2) "to hold firmly, support" (cognates: Latin firmus "firm, steadfast, strong, stable," Sanskrit dharma "statute, law;" see firm (adj.)). From late 14c. as a symbol of royal power. Colloquial meaning "toilet" is recorded from 1922. The classical -h- begins to appear in English from late 14c.

n. 1 The ornate seat a king or queen sits on for formal occasions, usually placed on a raised dais in the throne room. 2 The formal position of a sovereign. 3 (context colloquial English) The lavatory or toilet. 4 (context Biblical tradition English) The third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above dominions and below cherubim. 5 (context music English) A type of stool used by drummers. 6 (context figuratively English) The leadership. vb. 1 (context transitive archaic English) To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. 2 (context transitive archaic English) To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. 3 (context intransitive archaic English) To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne.

1. n. the chair of state of 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]

3. the position and power of one who occupies a throne

4. v. sit on the throne as a ruler

5. put a monarch on the throne; "The Queen was enthroned more than 50 years ago" [syn: enthrone] [ant: dethrone]

A throne is a seat of state for a potentate or dignitary.

Throne or Thrones may also mean:

• Thrones, a rank of angels in Christianity
• Throne Records, a Spanish independent record label
• Thrones (band), solo project of bassist Joe Preston
• "Throne" (song), a single from the 2015 album That's the Spirit by Bring Me the Horizon
• Throne, Alberta, an unincorporated community
• Throne (surname)
• Tsinghua Throne, an unmanned aerial vehicle built by Tsinghua University
• The Throne, a poem by Carol Ann Duffy that was written for the 60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II's coronation
• The Throne (group), collaboration pseudonym for rappers Jay Z and Kanye West (as on Drake's "Pop Style")
• The Throne (film), a 2015 South Korean film
• Game of Thrones, a TV show from the 2010s.

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Throne is the surname of:

• Malachi Throne (1928–2013), American actor
• Mary Throne (born c. 1960), American politician
• Zachary Throne (born 1967), American actor and musician, son of Malachi Throne

"Throne" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Produced by keyboardist Jordan Fish and vocalist Oliver Sykes, it was featured on the band's 2015 fifth studio album That's the Spirit. The song was also released as the second single from the album on 24 July 2015, reaching number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and topping the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.

A throne is the seat of state of a potentate or dignitary, especially the seat occupied by a sovereign on state occasions; or the seat occupied by a pope or bishop on ceremonial occasions. "Throne" in an abstract sense can also refer to the monarchy or the Crown itself, an instance of metonymy, and is also used in many expressions such as " the power behind the throne".

When used in a political or governmental sense, throne typically refers to a civilization, nation, tribe, or other politically designated group that is organized or governed under an authoritarian system. Throughout much of human history societies have been governed under authoritarian systems, in particular dictatorial or autocratic systems, resulting in a wide variety of thrones that have been used by given heads of state. These have ranged from stools in places such as a Africa to ornate chairs and bench-like designs in Europe and Asia, respectively. Often, but not always, a throne is tied to a philosophical or religious ideology held by the nation or people in question, which serves a dual role in unifying the people under the reigning monarch and connecting the monarch upon the throne to his or her predecessors, who sat upon the throne previously. Accordingly, many thrones are typically held to have been constructed or fabricated out of rare or hard to find materials that may be valuable or important to the land in question. Depending on the size of the throne in question it may be large and ornately designed as an emplaced instrument of a nation's power, or it may be symbolic chair with little or no precious materials incorporated into the design.

When used in a religious sense, throne can refer to one of two distinct uses. The first use derives from the practice in churches of having a bishop or higher-ranking religious official ( archbishop, Pope, etc.) sit on a special chair which in church referred to by written sources as a "throne", and is intended to allow such high-ranking religious officials a place to sit in their place of worship. The other use for throne refers to a belief among many of the world's monotheistic and polytheistic religions that the deity or deities that they worship are seated on a throne. Such beliefs go back to ancient times, and can be seen in surviving artwork and texts which discuss the idea of ancient gods (such as the Twelve Olympians) seated on thrones. In the major Abrahamic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Throne of God is attested to in religious scriptures and teachings, although the origin, nature, and idea of the Throne of God in these religions differs according to the given religious ideology practiced.

In the west, a throne is most identified as the seat upon which a person holding the title King, Queen, Emperor, or Empress sits in a nation using a monarchy political system, although there are a few exceptions, notably with regards to religious officials such as the Pope and bishops of various sects of the Christian faith. Changing geo-political tides have resulted in the collapse of several dictatorial and autocratic governments, which in turn have left a number of throne chairs empty, however the significance of a throne chair is such that many of these thrones - such as China's Dragon Throne - survive today as historic examples of nation's previous government.