According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
ENSHRINE
enshrine, shrine
(verb) enclose in a shrine; “the saint’s bones were enshrined in the cathedral”
enshrine, saint
(verb) hold sacred
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
enshrine (third-person singular simple present enshrines, present participle enshrining, simple past and past participle enshrined)
(transitive) To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
(transitive) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
Source: Wiktionary
En*shrine", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enshrined; p. pr. & vb. n. Enshrining.]
Definition: To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. We will enshrine it as holy relic. Massinger.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
27 November 2024
NAUSEATING
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
Coffee Trivia
