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n. - The position and power of an exalted person (a sovereign or bishop) who is entitled to sit in a chair of state on ceremonial occasions;

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  • The king sat on his throne
  • The word which is in your translation seat, is in Greek "throne," which you understand.
  • It is the indestructible kingdom which he calls the throne of David on which the Lord sat.
  • For my own part, I adhere to the maxim of antiquity, that the throne is a glorious sepulchre.
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