shrine
English
Etymology
From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Latin scrīnium (“case or chest for books or papers”). Ultamately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrīni (German Schrein).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɹaɪ̯n/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪn
Noun
shrine (plural shrines)
- 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.
- A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
- a shrine of art
Derived terms
Translations
a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
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Verb
shrine (third-person singular simple present shrines, present participle shrining, simple past and past participle shrined)
- To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
- Shrined in his sanctuary.
- (Can we date this quote?) John Milton
Translations
enshrine — see enshrine
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