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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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