verb
- to place on a throne; to install in a position of authority or honor
- to give a position of great importance or reverence to something
Usage: formal
Usage: figurative
Examples
- The new king was enthroned in a magnificent ceremony.
- She was enthroned as the company’s CEO after years of hard work.
- The constitution enthroned individual rights as fundamental principles.
- They enthroned tradition above innovation in their decision-making.
- The bishop was enthroned in the cathedral before hundreds of worshippers.
- Popular culture has enthroned celebrity as the highest achievement.