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Enthrone


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority or dignity.
  • (v. t.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and privileges of a vacant see.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) A press conference at Lambeth Palace is taking place to announce that the 56-year-old bishop of Durham will be the 105th man to sit on the throne of Saint Augustine, succeeding Rowan Williams Welby will be enthroned as archbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury Cathedral on 21 March 2013.
  • (2) Welby, an Eton-educated former oil industry executive who joined the church as a vicar in Warwickshire, will be enthroned at Canterbury cathedral in front of 2,000 guests, including Prince Charles and the prime minister, David Cameron.
  • (3) Temples may be placed on top of platforms to underline their special sacred character, just as rulers themselves are often enthroned on special seats to emphasise their new semi-divine status.
  • (4) The proposal, which has echoes of a policy recently espoused by Labour, was contained in an address that marked one of Justin Welby's most significant forays into public policy since be was enthroned last month as the new leader of the Church of England.
  • (5) Now the AKP is struggling for its survival, despite the fact that they got 40% of all votes in the June elections.” Erdogan’s initial aim was to secure a big enough majority to rewrite the constitution and turn Turkey into a presidential system, enthroning himself at the top.
  • (6) New Dalai Lama enthroned: from the archive, 23 February 1940 Read more “No matter what the Dalai Lama says or does, the central government’s recognised rights toward reincarnation cannot be denied,” Norbu Dunzhub said.
  • (7) • Interview with the BBC before his enthronement on Thursday On benefit cuts "As a civilised society, we have a duty to support those among us who are vulnerable and in need.
  • (8) Welby, who was enthroned as a bishop last November, presented a jocular, relaxed face to the press as he appeared for the first time at Lambeth Palace, surrounded by the portraits of archbishops past.
  • (9) 21 March 2013 Welby is enthroned as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury.
  • (10) In a very personal interview, Welby – who will be enthroned as Rowan Williams's successor as the leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans on Thursday – also spoke of his first daughter, Johanna, who died after a car accident when she was seven months old.
  • (11) The service drew on hundreds of years of ecclesiastical tradition, but the proceedings differed in one key respect: for the first time in the Church of England's history, its head was enthroned by a woman.
  • (12) At 3pm amid African dancers and to the strains of Punjabi music, Justin Portal Welby was formally enthroned as the 105th archbishop of Canterbury and leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans.
  • (13) In remarks endorsing a letter by 43 Anglican bishops, issued a few weeks before his enthronement, Welby said in March of the benefits up-rating bill: "These changes will mean it is children and families who will pay the price for high inflation, rather than the government."
  • (14) On Thursday afternoon, in a service attended by David Cameron and the Prince of Wales at Canterbury Cathedral, Welby will be enthroned as the symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion.
  • (15) Separately, the Times reported that Welby had emailed Tatchell after the campaigner released an open letter ahead of the enthronement questioning Welby's rejection of gay marriage.
  • (16) Lespert's film begins shortly after, with Yves enthroned as Dior's crown prince.
  • (17) Pope Francis was inaugurated on 19 March – two days before Welby was enthroned as leader of the world's 77 million Anglicans.
  • (18) The enthronement ceremony itself was as eclectic and international as the guest list.
  • (19) It was that same spirit that led to the abolition of slavery … that drove the battle against tyranny in two World Wars … and that inspired Winston Churchill to promise that the end of the "world struggle" would see the "enthronement of human rights".
  • (20) In one testimony, Welby, who will have his election as archbishop of Canterbury confirmed at a ceremony in St Paul's Cathedral on 4 February (and be enthroned in Canterbury Cathedral in March), was always "exceptionally relaxed" with the warlords.

Unthrone


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To remove from, or as from, a throne; to dethrone.

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