Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
THRONED
Verb
throned
simple past tense and past participle of throne
Anagrams
• droneth, northed, thorned
Source: Wiktionary
THRONE
Throne, n. Etym: [OE. trone, F. trĂ´ne, L. thronus, Gr. dharansa supporting, dhrs to hold fast, carry, and E. firm, a.]
1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary. The noble king is set up in his throne. Chaucer. High on a throne of royal state. Milton.
2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign authority; an exalted or dignified personage. Only in the throne will I be greater than thou. Gen. xli. 40. To mold a mighty state's decrees, And shape the whisper of the throne. Tennyson.
3. pl.
Definition: A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; -- a meaning given by the schoolmen. Milton. Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing. Young.
Throne, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Throned; p. pr. & vb. n. Throning.]
1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. Shak.
2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or dominion to; to exalt. True image of the Father, whether throned In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. Milton.
Throne, v. i.
Definition: To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a throne. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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