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shrine
(shrīn)n.
1. A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as:
a. a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto.
b. the tomb of a saint or other venerated person.
c. a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred.
2. A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
3. A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event: Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty.
tr.v. shrined, shrin·ing, shrines
To enshrine.
[Middle English, reliquary, shrine, from Old English scrīn, coffer for precious objects, reliquary, from Latin scrīnium, chest or case for books or papers, of unknown origin.]
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shrine
(ʃraɪn)n
1. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object
2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) a container for sacred relics
3. (Ecclesiastical Terms) the tomb of a saint or other holy person
4. a place or site venerated for its association with a famous person or event
5. (Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a building, alcove, or shelf arranged as a setting for a statue, picture, or other representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint
vb
short for enshrine
[Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīni]
ˈshrineˌlike adj
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shrine
(ʃraɪn)n., v. shrined, shrin•ing. n.
1. any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or the like.
2. a building enclosing the remains or relics of a saint.
3. any place or object hallowed by its history or associations: a historic shrine.
4. a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
v.t. 5. to enshrine.
[before 1000; Middle English schrine, Old English scrīn (c. Old Frisian, Old Norse skrīn, Old High German scrīni) < Latin scrīnium case for papyrus rolls]
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shrine
Past participle: shrined
Gerund: shrining
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shrine
A cabinet or table which contains representations of the Three Jewels. These are a statue, the holy books wrapped in cloth, and a stupa. The shrine also contains offering bowls, pictures of gurus, flowers, lights, statues of other buddhas. In Tibetan Buddhism the shrines are very ornate.
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| Noun | 1. |  shrine - a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or personoracle - a shrine where an oracular god is consulted house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer |
| Verb | 1. | shrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" |
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shrine
noun
1. holy place, temple, sanctuary, altar, church, tabernacle, Holy City, place of pilgrimage the holy shrine of Mecca
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shrine
nounA sacred or holy place:
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Translations
svatyněhrob světceschránka s ostatky
helligdomskrin
pühapaik
pyhäkköpyhättö
hramsvetište
búcsújáróhelyereklyetartókegyhelyszent hely
helgidómurhelgiskrín
霊廟
사당
aediculadelubrumsacellum
relikvijų skrynia
relikvārijs, relikviju šķirstssvētnīca
hrob svätcaschránka s pozostatkami
oltarskrinjica z relikvijami
helgedom
แท่นบูชา
đền thờ
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shrine
n → Schrein m; (= sacred place also) → Heiligtum nt; (= tomb) → Grabstätte f; (= chapel) → Grabkapelle f; (= altar) → Grabaltar m; to worship at somebody’s shrine (fig inf) → jdm zu Füßen liegen
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shrine
(ʃrain) noun1. a holy or sacred place. Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.
2. a usually highly-decorated case for holding holy objects.
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shrine
→ ضَرِيح svatyně helligdom Schrein τέμενος santuario pyhäkkö sanctuaire hram sacrario 霊廟 사당 heiligdom helligdom sanktuarium santuário храм helgedom แท่นบูชา mabet đền thờ 神殿Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009