Thesaurus: shrine

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1. n. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
2. n. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
3. n. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.
4. v. t. To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine.
5. n. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
6. v. enclose in a shrine
7. 1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. 2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. Byron. 3. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art. To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. "Shrined in his sanctuary." Milton.
8. To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. "Shrined inhis sanctuary." Milton.
9. n:100 n. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person