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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
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
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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