Meanings
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1
verb
to install a monarch or senior religious leader formally on a throne as a sign of office
The cathedral will enthrone the new archbishop during a public ceremony.
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2
verb
to give a person, idea, or force supreme authority or an exalted position
The manifesto enthrones economic growth as the highest public good.
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Etymology
Formed in early modern English from en- ("put in or on") + throne, replacing earlier enthronize and inthrone. Throne came through Old French and Latin from Greek thronos ("elevated seat"). The figurative sense treats authority or preeminence as occupation of a throne.