shrine

[ shrahyn ]
/ ʃraɪn /
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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), shrined, shrin·ing.

to enshrine.

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Origin of shrine

before 1000; Middle English schrine,Old English scrīn (cognate with German Schrein,Dutch schrijn) <Latin scrīnium case for books and papers

OTHER WORDS FROM shrine

shrineless, adjectiveshrinelike, adjectiveun·shrined, adjective

Words nearby shrine

shrill, shrimp, shrimper, shrimpfish, shrimp plant, shrine, Shriner, shrink, shrinkage, shrinker, shrink fit
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Words related to shrine

sanctuary, altar, church, mausoleum, temple, chapel, holy place, sepulcher, sanctum, grave, reliquary, enshrinement

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British Dictionary definitions for shrine

shrine
/ (ʃraɪn) /

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

Derived forms of shrine

shrinelike, adjective

Word Origin for shrine

Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīni
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