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Definitions for Shrine

[1] 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.
[2] any place or object hallowed by its history or associations: a historic shrine.
[3] any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or temple.
[4] a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
[5] to enshrine.
[6] a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object
[7] a container for sacred relics
[8] the tomb of a saint or other holy person
[9] a place or site venerated for its association with a famous person or event
[10] 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
[11] short for enshrine

Words related to Shrine

sanctuary, altar, church, mausoleum, temple, chapel, sepulcher, sanctum, grave, reliquary, enshrinement

Words nearby Shrine

shrill, shrimp, shrimp plant, shrimper, shrimpfish, shrine, shriner, shrink, shrink fit, shrink-wrap, shrinkage

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 , adjective

Word origin for Shrine

Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīni

Synonyms for Shrine

altar, chapel, church, holy place, mausoleum, sanctuary, temple, grave, reliquary, sanctum, sepulcher, enshrinement, hallowed place, sacred place, sanctorium