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Webster 1913 Edition
Enshrine
En-shrine′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Enshrined
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Enshrining
.] To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred;
as, to
. enshrine
something in memoryWe will
enshrine
it as holy relic. Massinger.
Webster 1828 Edition
Enshrine
ENSHRI'NE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
enshrine
enshrine
English
Verb
enshrine (third-person singular simple present enshrines, present participle enshrining, simple past and past participle enshrined)
- (transitive) To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
- (transitive) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 256:
- At the centre of Muhammad's achievement was the extraordinary poetry which enshrined his revelations.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 256:
- To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
- Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.
Translations
to enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest
to preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine
to protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
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