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enshrine

[en-shrahyn]

Origin

verb (used with object), en·shrined, en·shrin·ing.

to enclose in or as in a shrine: His love for her is enshrined forever in his poetry.

to cherish as sacred: The memory of our friendship will be enshrined in my heart.

Also, inshrine.

Origin:
1575–85; en-¹ + shrine

Related forms

en·shrine·ment, noun

un·en·shrined, adjective

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enshrine or inshrine (ɪnˈʃraɪn)

—vb
1.	to place or enclose in or as if in a shrine
2.	to hold as sacred; cherish; treasure

inshrine or inshrine

—vb

en'shrinement or inshrine

—n

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Word Origin & History

enshrine

1580s, from en- "make, put in" + shrine (see shrine). Related: Enshrined.

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"The poetical impression of any object is that uneasy, exquisite sense of beauty or power that cannot be contained within itself; that is impatient of all limit; that (as flame bends to flame) strives to link itself to some other image of kindred beauty or grandeur; to enshrine itself, as it were, in the highest forms of fancy, and to relieve the aching sense of pleasure by expressing it in the boldest manner."

-William Hazlitt

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