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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024shrine /ʃraɪn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Religiona place, as a church or an altar, devoted to some saint or deity.
- any place or object preserved because of its history or associations:a historic shrine.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024shrine (shrīn),USA pronunciation n., v., shrined, shrin•ing. n. - Religiona 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.
- Religionany structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or temple.
- Religiona receptacle for sacred relics;
a reliquary.
v.t. - to enshrine.
- Latin scrīnium case for books and papers
- Middle English schrine, Old English scrīn (cognate with German Schrein, Dutch schrijn) bef. 1000
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: shrine /ʃraɪn/ n - 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
- a building, alcove, or shelf arranged as a setting for a statue, picture, or other representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint
vb - short for enshrine
Etymology: Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīniˈshrineˌlike adj |