shrine
[ shrahyn ]
/ ʃraɪn /
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.
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
shrine·less, adjective shrine·like, adjective un·shrined, adjectiveWords nearby shrine
shrill,
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shrimp plant,
shrimper,
shrimpfish,
shrine,
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shrink-wrap,
shrinkage
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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, adjectiveWord Origin for shrine
Old English
scrīn, from Latin
scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse
skrin, Old High German
skrīni