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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.

shrine

/ ʃ°ù²¹Éª²Ô /

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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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³ó°ù¾±²Ô±ðËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³ó°ù¾±²Ô±ðl±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ²õ³ó°ù¾±²Ô±ðl¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³ó°ù¾±²Ô±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shrine1

before 1000; Middle English schrine, Old English ²õ³¦°ùÄ«²Ô (cognate with German Schrein, Dutch schrijn ) < Latin ²õ³¦°ùÄ«²Ôium case for books and papers
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shrine1

Old English ²õ³¦°ùÄ«²Ô, from Latin ²õ³¦°ùÄ«²Ôium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German ²õ°ì°ùÄ«²Ô¾±
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Believers by the thousands used to come to the Altadena shrine on pilgrimages, and water was brought from Lourdes to replenish its pool.

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The bodies of those killed had been buried in a mass grave near a shrine on the outskirts of the town, while those who were kidnapped had not yet returned, he added.

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Jaime Puerta keeps a shrine to his son, Daniel, behind his desk — a collection of candles, old pictures and his son’s beloved toy car.

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Police said only 40 shrines were damaged and that they had stepped up security around religious sites.

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These shrines laden with incense, flowers and other offerings sanctify its gardens, waters and the surrounding landscape, and they highlight the psychic malaise dominating most of its visitors.

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