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shrine
[shrahyn]
noun
a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage.
any place or object hallowed by its history or associations.
a historic shrine.
any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or temple.
a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
verb (used with object)
to enshrine.
shrine
/ ʃɪ /
noun
a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object
a container for sacred relics
the tomb of a saint or other holy person
a place or site venerated for its association with a famous person or event
RC Church a building, alcove, or shelf arranged as a setting for a statue, picture, or other representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint
verb
short for enshrine
Other 51Թ Forms
- shrineless adjective
- shrinelike adjective
- unshrined adjective
- ˈԱˌ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shrine1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shrine1
Example Sentences
And what should a Hall of Fame, a shrine, or for that matter a presidency stand for?
Rosales juxtaposes a wall of psychedelic party posters, glowing beneath blacklight, with a roadside shrine of flowers and votive candles remembering loss.
He’s managed to build yet another dazzler, a shrine to his own ambition and craft.
There have been tattoos, flags, cakes and even a shrine of McTominay.
On Saturday, he visited a shrine outside Rome and then prayed before the tomb of his late predecessor Francis inside the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore.
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