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shrine

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃraɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃraɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shrīn)

Inflections of 'shrine' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

shrines: v 3rd person singular

shrining: v pres p

shrined: v past

shrined: v past p

shrine /ʃraɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Religiona place, as a church or an altar, devoted to some saint or deity.
any place or object preserved because of its history or associations:a historic shrine.

shrine (shrīn),USA pronunciation n., v., shrined, shrin•ing.
n.

Religiona 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.
Religionany structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or temple.
Religiona receptacle for sacred relics;
a reliquary.

v.t.

to enshrine.

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

shrine′less, adj.
shrine′like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

shrine /ʃraɪn/ n

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
a building, alcove, or shelf arranged as a setting for a statue, picture, or other representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint

short for enshrine

Etymology: Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīniˈshrineˌlike adj

'shrine' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

baldachin - cella - Dome of the Rock - enshrine - fane - Fátima - feretory - iconostasis - joss house - Kaaba - Lisieux - marabout - Nagano - Nikko - oracle - pilgrimage - Saint Vitus's dance - sanctuary - Sialkot - tabernacle - temple - Tophet - Walsingham - adytum - aedicule - Ajax - ammoniac - Amritsar - Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine - Bury St. Edmunds - chaitya - confession - delubrum - Guadalupe Hidalgo - Hall of Fame - holy - lararium - Lourdes - martyry - Mathura - Meshed - Mi‘raj - mosaic - Najaf - naos - profane - purfle - qubba - religious - transenna

In Lists: Buildings, Religious structures, Cemeteries, more...

Synonyms: altar, temple, church, memorial, place of worship, more...

Collocations: a shrine to [Buddha, God, a god], a [Buddhist, Hindu, holy, sacred] shrine, a shrine in [Mecca, Jerusalem], more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "shrine" in the title:

a public shrine of mourning and remorse?
Fanatical legions worshipping at the shrine
only emptying the shrine of its idols
paying the tribute of a sentimental sigh or two at Amy's shrine
pilgrims to a shrine that is the same as the creed
Shrine and Schrine
shrine of jurisprudence
Shrine of personal items......
Shrine, Mausoleum or tomb [of a holy person]
The aftermath at the school was <an eerie shrine>
The shrine is the only place I never go or go to?

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