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1. (n.) shrine
any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or the like.
2. shrine
a building enclosing the remains or relics of a saint.
3. shrine
any place or object hallowed by its history or associations:
a historic shrine.
4. shrine
a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
5. (v.t.) shrine
to enshrine.
Etymology: (bef. 1000; ME schrine, OE scrīn (c. OFris, ON skrīn, OHG scrīni) < L scrīnium case for papyrus rolls)
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| Definition of 'shrine' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) shrine
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
2. (verb) enshrine, shrine
enclose in a shrine
"the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"
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1. (noun) shrine
a religious building where people go to worship
a holy shrine
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) shrine
a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint
2. (noun) shrine
any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like
3. (noun) shrine
a place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art
4. (verb) shrine
to enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine
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Sense: a holy or sacred place
Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.
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 Afrikaans: heilige plek |
 Arabic: مَعْبَد |
 Bulgarian: свето място |
 Brazilian: santuário |
 Czech: svatyně, hrob světce |
 German: das Heiligengrab |
 Danish: helligdom |
 Greek: ιερός χώρος, τόπος προσκυ |
 Spanish: santuario |
 Estonian: pühamu |
 Farsi: زيارتگاه |
 Finnish: pyhäkkö |
 French: lieu saint |
 Hebrew: מִקדָש |
 Hindi: मंदिर, मकबरा |
 Croatian: spremnica za moći, svečev |
 Hungarian: szent hely |
 Indonesian: tempat suci, keramat, kui |
 Icelandic: helgidómur |
 Italian: santuario |
 Japanese: 神社 |
 Korean: 성지 |
 Lithuanian: šventykla |
 Latvian: svētnīca |
 Malay: tempat suci |
 Dutch: heilige plaats |
 Norwegian: hellig sted, helligdom |
 Polish: świątynia |
 Persian: زيارتگاه |
 Pashto: زيارت، روضه |
 Portuguese: santuário |
 Romanian: loc sfânt |
 Russian: храм |
 Slovak: hrob svätca; svätyňa |
 Slovenian: svetišče |
 Serbian: svetilište |
 Swedish: helgedom, helig plats |
 Thai: ศาลเจ้า |
 Turkish: türbe |
 Taiwanese: 聖地，神聖場所 |
 Ukrainian: святиня; місце поклоніння |
 Urdu: خانقاہ |
 Vietnamese: đền, nơi thờ cúng |
 Chinese: 圣地，神圣场所 |
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