shrine
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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)
5.
to enshrine.
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Origin:
before 1000; Middle English schrine, Old English scrīn (cognate with German Schrein, Dutch schrijn) < Latin scrīnium case for books and papers
before 1000; Middle English schrine, Old English scrīn (cognate with German Schrein, Dutch schrijn) < Latin scrīnium case for books and papers
Related forms
shrine·less, adjective
shrine·like, adjective
un·shrined, adjective
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shrine (ʃraɪn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| —vb | |
| 6. | short for enshrine |
| [Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīni] | |
| 'shrinelike | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
shrine
O.E. scrin "ark of the covenant, case for relics," from L. scrinium "case or box for keeping papers," of unknown origin. A Shriner (1884) is a member of the Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (est. 1872).
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Example sentences
Sixty years later the fate of a watery shrine remains uncertain.
More a shrine to local sustainable cuisine than a hotel.
His body was removed and, it is now reported, buried at sea so as to avoid the possibility of his grave becoming a shrine.
The shrine will lend money for business ventures-so long as the recipient has the right name.
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