shrine
IPA: ʃrˈaɪn
noun
- 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.
verb
- To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
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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.