enthrones
Places in power
Enthrones means places on a throne, installs in a position of authority, or elevates to a place of honor.
The word applies literally to monarchs and religious leaders during coronation or investiture ceremonies: The archbishop will be enthroned next month.
Figuratively, it describes elevating ideas, values, or people to positions of supreme importance: The Constitution enthrones individual rights.
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- anointApply ceremonial oil
- coronateFormally crown a ruler
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
regalia · diadem · scepter · tiara · monarch · sovereign · royalty · coronet
Elaborate ceremonial display
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
- spectacleVisually striking event
fanfare · regalia · procession · opulence · magnificence · ceremony · flourish · resplendence
Monarch's official residence
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
- kingdomMonarch's ruled territory
- empireDomain under unified control
- realmGoverned territory or sphere
crown · court · royal · princely · imperial · regent · succession · lineage
Power to enforce obedience
- dominionAuthority to rule
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
reign · command · hegemony · dominance · control · mastery · ascendancy · preeminence
crown
Sovereign's ornamental headpiece
- anointApply ceremonial oil
- coronateFormally crown a ruler
- investitureCeremony conferring rank
ceremony · regalia · diadem · scepter · tiara · monarch · sovereign · royalty · coronet · anointing
pageantry
Elaborate ceremonial display
- grandeurImpressive splendor and scale
- majestyImpressive supreme dignity
- splendorImpressive, striking beauty
spectacle · fanfare · regalia · procession · opulence · magnificence · ceremony · flourish · resplendence · lavishness
palace
Monarch's official residence
realm · crown · court · royal · princely · imperial · regent · succession · lineage · bloodline
authority
Power to enforce obedience
- dominionAuthority to rule
- supremacyHighest rank or power
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
rule · reign · command · hegemony · dominance · control · mastery · ascendancy · preeminence · primacy
exalt
Praise with great intensity
install · seat · place · position · appoint · promote · glorify · honor · dignify · enshrine
enthrone, enthronement, enthroned, enthroning, enthronements