Shrine Definition
shrīn
shrined, shrines, shrining
noun
shrines
Webster's New World
A niche or other setting for a statue, picture, or other object arousing or designed to arouse devotion.
Webster's New World
A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
American Heritage
A place revered as the place of death or burial of a saint or other venerable personage.
Webster's New World
A small area or structure arranged for private devotion.
Webster's New World
verb
shrined, shrining
To enshrine.
American Heritage
Webster's New World
To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
Shrined in his sanctuary. "” Milton.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Shrine
Noun
Singular:
shrine
Plural:
shrinesOrigin of Shrine
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From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrÄ«n (“reliquary, ark of the covenant"), from Latin scrÄ«nium (“case or chest for books or papers"). Of unknown origin. Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrÄ«ni.
From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English scrīn box from Latin scrīnium case for books or papers
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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