Antonyms for enthroning
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : en-throhn |
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈθroʊn |
Definition of enthroning
Origin :- c.1600, from en- (1) + throne. Replacing enthronize (late 14c.), from Old French introniser (13c.), from Late Latin inthronizare, from Greek enthronizein, from en "in" (see en- (2)) + thronos "throne" (see throne). Related: Enthroned; enthroning.
- As in invest : verb give power or authority
- As in crown : verb reward, dignify
- As in deify : verb elevate, glorify
- That act of enthroning Him carries with it the dethronement of self.
- Extract from : « Quiet Talks on Power » by S.D. Gordon
- The anointing, crowning, and enthroning of the queen then took place.
- Extract from : « Agnes Strickland's Queens of England, Vol. III. (of III) » by Rosalie Kaufman
- Posterity has rewarded him by enthroning him on the highest peaks of musical fame.
- Extract from : « Great Musical Composers » by George T. Ferris
- In his inmost soul it was his inmost aspiration to be an agent for enthroning here on earth the equity of God.
- Extract from : « Abraham Lincoln's Cardinal Traits; » by Clark S. Beardslee
- And all these things press upon men the necessity of enthroning truth.
- Extract from : « A Lamp to the Path » by W. K. Tweedie
- Would the traditional religion be transformed into metaphysical eroticism, dethroning God, enthroning a goddess?
- Extract from : « The Evolution of Love » by Emil Lucka
- Here, then, is a case which thoroughly exhibits the necessity of enthroning the Bible in the heart, and keeping it enthroned.
- Extract from : « A Lamp to the Path » by W. K. Tweedie
Synonyms for enthroning
- adopt
- adore
- adorn
- apostheosize
- arm
- authorize
- bequeath
- charge
- commission
- consecrate
- coronate
- delegate
- determine
- dower
- empower
- enable
- endow
- endue
- ennoble
- enthrone
- erect
- establish
- exalt
- extol
- festoon
- fix
- heighten
- honor
- idealize
- idolize
- immortalize
- inaugurate
- induct
- initiate
- install
- instate
- invest
- license
- ordain
- raise
- sanction
- set up
- settle
- stabilize
- strengthen
- venerate
- vest
- worship
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