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Webster 1913 Edition
Shrine
Shrine
(shrīn)
, Noun.
[OE.
schrin
, AS. scrīn
, from L. scrinium
a case, chest, box.] 1.
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
2.
Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
Too weak the sacred
shrine
guard. Byron.
3.
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations;
as, a
. shrine
of artShrine
,Verb.
T.
To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine.
“Shrined in his sanctuary.” Milton.
Webster 1828 Edition
Shrine
SHRINE
,Noun.
Come, offer at my shrine, and I will help thee. Shak.
Definition 2024
shrine
shrine
English
Noun
shrine (plural shrines)
- A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
- A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
- A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
- a shrine of art
Related terms
Translations
a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
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Verb
shrine (third-person singular simple present shrines, present participle shrining, simple past and past participle shrined)
- To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
- Shrined in his sanctuary. — Milton.
Translations
enshrine — see enshrine