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shrine
[ shrahyn ]
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)
- to enshrine.
shrine
/ ʃɪ /
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
- ˈԱˌ, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- Աl adjective
- Աl adjective
- ܲ·Ա adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shrine1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of shrine1
Example Sentences
“They just took all the corpses and put them in a pit near the village shrine,” she said.
Believers by the thousands used to come to the Altadena shrine on pilgrimages, and water was brought from Lourdes to replenish its pool.
The bodies of those killed had been buried in a mass grave near a shrine on the outskirts of the town, while those who were kidnapped had not yet returned, he added.
Jaime Puerta keeps a shrine to his son, Daniel, behind his desk — a collection of candles, old pictures and his son’s beloved toy car.
Police said only 40 shrines were damaged and that they had stepped up security around religious sites.
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