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shrine

[shrahyn]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. any place or object hallowed by its history or associations.

    a historic shrine.

  3. any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or temple.

  4. a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.



verb (used with object)

shrined, shrining 
  1. to enshrine.

shrine

/ ʃɪ /

noun

  1. a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object

  2. a container for sacred relics

  3. the tomb of a saint or other holy person

  4. a place or site venerated for its association with a famous person or event

  5. 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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. short for enshrine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • shrineless adjective
  • shrinelike adjective
  • unshrined adjective
  • ˈԱˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shrine1

before 1000; Middle English schrine, Old English ī (cognate with German Schrein, Dutch schrijn ) < Latin īium case for books and papers
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of shrine1

Old English ī, from Latin īium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German īԾ
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And what should a Hall of Fame, a shrine, or for that matter a presidency stand for?

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Rosales juxtaposes a wall of psychedelic party posters, glowing beneath blacklight, with a roadside shrine of flowers and votive candles remembering loss.

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He’s managed to build yet another dazzler, a shrine to his own ambition and craft.

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There have been tattoos, flags, cakes and even a shrine of McTominay.

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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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