shrine

IPA: ʃrˈaɪn

A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
(figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

Examples of "shrine" in Sentences

The building style of the shrines varies.
The shrine is the centre piece of the town.
This shrine is propitious for an easy delivery.
A grand shrine was built on the hallowed place.
It perpetuates the memory of the medieval shrine.
In the centre of the shrine is the patron saint Rochus.
It consists of a small central shrine and an antechamber.
In 1009, he destroyed Christianity's holiest shrine the Holy Sepulcher.
In 1009, he destroyed Christianity's holiest shrine, the Holy Sepulcher.
A replica of the sculpture is in the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne.
This shrine is in the Church of the Company of Jesus in the city of Guanajuato.
The main building at each shrine is a simple thatched hut made of unpainted cypress wood in ancient Japanese style.
Rising under the shrine is a lighthouse gleaming white in the day, and at night its turning lights brings boats safely home.
Trubek finds the whole notion of "literary pilgrimages" perverse, and rightly points out that preserving a house as a shrine is a particularly costly, even downright wasteful form of "worship."
With its golden dome, this 18th century shrine is one of the most prominent Sikh temples in Delhi and offers a moment of astonishingly tranquility, given its location, in its large inner courtyard, which features a large rectangular pool.