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shrinenoun [ C ]

uk/ʃraɪn/us/ʃraɪn/

a place for worship that is holy because of a connection with a holy person or object:

Islam's most sacred shrine is at Mecca in Saudi Arabia.

a special place in which you remember and praise someone who has died, especially someone famous:

She's turned her bedroom into a shrine to the dead pop star and covered the walls with pictures of him.

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Religious buildings & places

  • abbey
  • ashram
  • caliphate
  • cathedral
  • chapel
  • friary
  • gurdwara
  • hermitage
  • house of God
  • kirk
  • monastery
  • mosque
  • nunnery
  • pagoda
  • parsonage
  • stupa
  • synagogue
  • tabernacle
  • United Church of Canada
  • vicarage

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Remembering people who have died

shrinenoun [ C ]

us/ʃrɑɪn/

a place where people come to worship, usually because of a connection with a holy person or a mysterious religious event or object

A shrine can also be a place that is honored because of some connection with a famous person or event.

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