SHRINE

shrine

(noun) a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

enshrine, shrine

(verb) enclose in a shrine; “the saint’s bones were enshrined in the cathedral”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

shrine (plural shrines)

A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

(figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

Verb

shrine (third-person singular simple present shrines, present participle shrining, simple past and past participle shrined)

To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.

Anagrams

• Hiners, Hirens, Shiner, rhines, shiner

Source: Wiktionary

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Shrine, n. Etym: [OE. schrin, AS. scrin, from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.]

1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. Byron.

3. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.

Shrine, v. t.

Definition: To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. "Shrined in his sanctuary." Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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