enshrinev.
/ᵻnˈʃrʌɪn/, /ɛnˈʃrʌɪn/, U.S. /ᵻnˈʃraɪn/, /ɛnˈʃraɪn/ 1. figurative.a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 1 (1623) iii. vi. 5 Burgonie Inshrines thee in his heart.1661 S. Morgan Sphere of Gentry i. vii. 98 Next to his bosom in whom she [Eve] was inscrined.1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 595 True Image of the Father..enshrin'd In fleshly Tabernacle. View more context for this quotationa1743 R. Savage Verses to Knight (R.) In whose transcendent mind Are wisdom, purity, and truth enshrined.1841 W. Spalding Italy & Ital. Islands II. 264 Papal orthodoxy sat enshrined in the Escurial.humorously.1851 D. Jerrold St. Giles & St. James (new ed.) ix, in Writings I. 89 He was, ere the church-bell ceased, enshrined in the family pew.† b. To conceal as within a shrine. Obsolete.
a. transitive. To enclose (a sacred relic, the image of a deity or saint) in a shrine; to place (a revered or precious object) in an appropriate receptacle.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > enclosing or enclosure > enclose [verb (transitive)] > in or as a shrine
shrine1577
enshrine1586
society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > shrine > [verb (transitive)] > provide with or enclose in a shrine
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enshrine1586
temple1593
entemple1603
enchase1643
1586 W. Warner Albions Eng. ii. xiii. 53 Philoctes..His Asshes did conuaye To Italy, inshrined in his Temple there to staye.
1623 P. Massinger Duke of Millaine ii. i. sig. D4v Though but a Ducat, We will inshrine it as a holy relique.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 719 To inshrine Belus or Serapis thir Gods. View more context for this quotation
1714 A. Pope Chaucer's Wife of Bath in R. Steele Poet. Misc. 17 [The tomb] where inshrin'd the great Darius lay.
1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. I. 267 The remains of those saints and monarchs which lie enshrined in the adjoining chapels.
1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (1828) IV. xlvii. 413 The snake-devouring ibis these inshrine.
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the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, conceal [verb (transitive)]
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to keep close?1471
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to stick away1900
1582 R. Stanyhurst tr. Virgil First Foure Bookes Æneis iii. 61 Thee stars imparted no light..And the moon enshryned with closet clowdye remayned.
1596 E. Spenser Hymne in Honour of Beautie 188 What booteth that celestiall ray, If it in darkness be enshrined ever.
2. To contain as a shrine does; to serve as a shrine for (something sacred or precious). Also figurative.
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1626 G. Sandys tr. Ovid Metamorphosis vii. 128 The greatest God of all My brest inshrines.
1849 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1866) 1st Ser. iii. 41 A poetical shape..enshrining an inner and a deeper truth.
1856 E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xxi. 266 The first warm snows..enshrine the flowery growths.
Derivatives
enˈshrined adj.
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > shrine > [adjective] > placed or contained in a shrine
yschrined1297
templed1610
faned1633
enshrined1796
shrined1849
1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc iv. 135 The slant sunbeam Falls on the arms inshrined.
enˈshrinement n. the action of enshrining, in quot. figurative; also concrete that which enshrines or envelops; in plural the surroundings.
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > shrine > [noun] > placement in
enshrinement1849
enshrining1868
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] > that which surrounds > a surrounding space or area > totality of surroundings or environment
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surroundings1861
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mise-en-scène1871
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Umwelt1964
1849 Fraser's Mag. 39 717 This mystery, in all its enshrinements, has the ædes of Egypt striven to express.
1872 J. G. Holland Marble Prophecy 8 The enshrinement of the Christian faith In sign and symbol.
enˈshrining n.
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > shrine > [noun] > placement in
enshrinement1849
enshrining1868
1868 H. Bushnell Serm. Living Subj. 271 The enshrining of his glorious divinity in them.
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