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The act of deposing someone
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dethronement
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
dethronement \de*throne"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tr[^o]nement.] Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the act of deposing someone; removing a powerful person from a position or office [syn: deposition ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the act of being dethroned.
Usage examples of dethronement.
In allusion to the dethronement of Ouranos by Kronos, and of Kronos or Saturnus by Zeus or Jupiter, Prometheus says in AEschylus's tragedy,-- "You may deem Its towers impregnable.
On the dethronement of Saturn, Jupiter with his brothers Neptune (Poseidon) and Pluto (Dis) divided his dominions.
The Roman poets tried to identify him with the Grecian god Kronos, and fabled that after his dethronement by Jupiter, he fled to Italy, where he reigned during what was called the Golden Age.
The Assembly, though it had not contemplated the dethronement of the King, acquiesced in it.
The dethronement of the King, totally severed many such from the revolutionary party.
In this case dethronement is proper, and the Assembly has only to pass the decree.
When, therefore, the First Secretary sounded him as to the expediency of some step in the direction of a firmer political combination than at present existing,--by which of course was meant the dethronement of the present Prime Minister,--Mr Roby had snubbed him!
If any great occurrence is taking place in a foreign country such as the crowning of a king or the dethronement of a monarch, it is a good time to write up the history of the country and describe the events leading up to the main issue.