English dictionary
shrine
/S/r/aI/n/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
Source: webster1913
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Short for <b>Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine</b>, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 <u>a. d.</u>) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
Source: webster1913
verb
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enclose in a shrine
ExamplesThe saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral.
Synonyms enshrineSource: WordNet 3.0
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To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine.
Source: webster1913