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

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