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shrine S0375400 (shrīn) n. 1. A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as: a. a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto. b. the tomb of a saint or other venerated person. c. a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred. 2. A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary. 3. A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event: Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty. tr.v. shrined, shrin·ing, shrines To enshrine. [Middle English, reliquary, shrine, from Old English scrīn, coffer for precious objects, reliquary, from Latin scrīnium, chest or case for books or papers, of unknown origin.] shrine (ʃraɪn) n1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a container for sacred relics3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the tomb of a saint or other holy person4. a place or site venerated for its association with a famous person or event5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) 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 saintvb short for enshrine[Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīni] ˈshrineˌlike adjshrine (ʃraɪn) n., v. shrined, shrin•ing. n. 1. any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or the like. 2. a building enclosing the remains or relics of a saint. 3. any place or object hallowed by its history or associations: a historic shrine. 4. a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary. v.t. 5. to enshrine. [before 1000; Middle English schrine, Old English scrīn (c. Old Frisian, Old Norse skrīn, Old High German scrīni) < Latin scrīnium case for papyrus rolls] shrine Past participle: shrined Gerund: shrining
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shrineA cabinet or table which contains representations of the Three Jewels. These are a statue, the holy books wrapped in cloth, and a stupa. The shrine also contains offering bowls, pictures of gurus, flowers, lights, statues of other buddhas. In Tibetan Buddhism the shrines are very ornate.ThesaurusNoun | 1. | shrine - a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or personoracle - a shrine where an oracular god is consultedhouse of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayerstupa, tope - a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists | Verb | 1. | shrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"enshrineinclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence" |
shrinenoun1. holy place, temple, sanctuary, altar, church, tabernacle, Holy City, place of pilgrimage the holy shrine of Mecca2. memorial, tribute, cairn, monument a shrine to the dead and the missing3. vault, crypt, catacomb, sepulchre He was given his ceremonial shave in front of the family shrine.shrinenounA sacred or holy place:sacrarium, sanctorium, sanctuary, sanctum.Translationsshrine (ʃrain) noun1. a holy or sacred place. Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. 聖地,神聖場所 圣地,神圣场所 2. a usually highly-decorated case for holding holy objects. 聖壇,神龕 圣坛,神龛 shrine
shrine: see pilgrimpilgrim, one who travels to a shrine or other sacred place out of religious motives. Pilgrimages are a feature of many religions and cultures. Examples in ancient Greece were the pilgrimages to Eleusis and Delphi. Pilgrimages are well established in India (e.g. ..... Click the link for more information. .ShrineA place, building, or structure made sacred by association with a historic event or holy personage; an altar, tomb, or chapel.Shrine a large casket in the form of a sarcophagus or box, or sometimes an architectural structure, often decorated with various pictures, precious stones, and the like and used to hold the remains of saints. Shrines were set up in churches, usually in an elevated place under a canopy. Some shrines have great aesthetic value, such as the shrine of St. Sebaldus in the Church of St. Sebaldus in Nuremberg (bronze, 1508–19; sculptors, P. Fischer and sons) and the shrine of St. Sergius of Radonezh in the Trinity Cathedral of the St. Sergius Trinity Monastery (silver, 16th century, with a silver canopy from the 18th century). shrineA receptacle to contain sacred relics; by extension, a building for that purpose.shrine1. a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object 2. a container for sacred relics 3. the tomb of a saint or other holy person 4. 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 SHRINE
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Synonyms for shrinenoun holy placeSynonyms- holy place
- temple
- sanctuary
- altar
- church
- tabernacle
- Holy City
- place of pilgrimage
noun memorialSynonyms- memorial
- tribute
- cairn
- monument
noun vaultSynonyms- vault
- crypt
- catacomb
- sepulchre
Synonyms for shrinenoun a sacred or holy placeSynonyms- sacrarium
- sanctorium
- sanctuary
- sanctum
Synonyms for shrinenoun a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or personRelated Words- oracle
- house of God
- house of prayer
- house of worship
- place of worship
- stupa
- tope
verb enclose in a shrineSynonymsRelated Words- inclose
- shut in
- close in
- enclose
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