Definitions for enshrine
ɛnˈʃraɪnen·shrine

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enshrine, shrineverb

   enclose in a shrine

   "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"

2. enshrine, saintverb

   hold sacred

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enshrineverb

   To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.

2. enshrineverb

   To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.

3. enshrineverb

   To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty

   Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Enshrineverb

   To inclose in a chest or cabinet; to preserve and secure as a thing sacred.

   Etymology: from shrine.

   He seems
   A phœnix, gaz’d by all, as that sole bird,
   When to enshrine his reliques in the sun’s
   Bright temple, to Egyptian Thebes he flies. John Milton, Pa. Lost.

   The sots combine
   With pious care a monkey to enshrine. Nahum Tate, Juv. Sat.

   Fair fortune next, with looks serene and kind,
   Receives ’em, in her ancient fane enshrin’d. Addison.

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1. enshrine

   To enshrine is to preserve, protect and honor something (like a right, belief, ideal, principle or relic) by placing it in a respected or revered position. It can also mean embodying or expressing something in a specified form, manner, or to incorporate it into law or official policy.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enshrineverb

   to inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enshrine

   en-shrīn′, v.t. to enclose in or as in a shrine: to preserve with affection.

Matched Categories

1. • Enclose
   • Venerate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enshrine in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enshrine in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of enshrine in a Sentence

1. Brian Kemp:

   The Constitution should be our carry permit, and I look forward to signing a Constitutional Carry measure this year to enshrine hardworking Georgians’ ability to protect themselves and their families in Georgia law.

2. Arias Canete:

   We have confidence in all countries to deliver on what they promised. The EU will continue to lead by example and enshrine its targets into law.

3. The Sunday Times:

   Under the new plan, the prime minister would offer to rewrite the government's withdrawal bill to enshrine a customs arrangement in law.

4. Jeffrey Rosen:

   Thomas Jefferson said men were created equal, but the original Constitution betrayed that promise by allowing for slavery, the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments were designed to enshrine Lincoln's promise of a new America.

5. Joe Biden:

   I have been a strong supporter of the ERA ever since I first ran for the Senate as a 29-year-old. We must recognize the clear will of the American people and definitively enshrine the principle of gender equality in the Constitution, it is long past time that we put all doubt to rest.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enshrine
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enshrine
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=enshrine
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enshrine
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=enshrine