shrine
1 of 2noun
ˈshrīn 
especially Southern ˈsrīn
1
a
: a case, box, or receptacle
especially : one in which sacred relics (such as the bones of a saint) are deposited
b
: a place in which devotion is paid to a saint or deity : sanctuary
c
: a niche containing a religious image
2
: a receptacle (such as a tomb) for the dead
3
: a place or object hallowed by its associations
shrine
2 of 2verb
shrined; shrining
transitive verb
: enshrine
Synonyms
Noun
- sanctuary
- sanctum
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Example Sentences
Noun the shrine of Saint Mary They erected a shrine to the saint. tourists visiting the shrines of American independence The writer's house has become a shrine to his fans.
Recent Examples on the Web
Lola Méndez, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Inside her Northern Virginia home, Anne McFadden keeps an informal shrine to her late husband Gary Schroen, a fellow spy and one of the CIA’s most revered and longest-serving officers. Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The religious artifact inspired the building of a church and shrine in Altavilla Milicia. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Beijing also criticized Japanese cabinet ministers who recently marked the anniversary of the end of World War II by visiting a Tokyo shrine that memorializes Japanese war criminals. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022 The shrine is at the corner of Pine Island and Holmberg roads near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which was the site of a 2018 school shooting where 17 children and staff were murdered. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Visitors to this shrine audition for Peter’s approval: slavish assistant Karl (Stefan Crepon), lead actress and muse Sidonie (Isabelle Adjani), his daughter Gabriele (Aminthe Audiard), and his mother (Hanna Schygulla). Armond White, National Review, 2 Sep. 2022 As well as providing its tenant with a refuge from the stress of the city, the apartment is also, to some extent, a shrine to the past. ELLE Decor, 1 Sep. 2022 The downtown includes a shrine to Jesús Malverde, a bandit whom many of Sinaloa’s drug traffickers have adopted as a popular saint. Jon Kamp, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Barry Wilner, ajc, 7 Feb. 2021 The star quarterback and safety reminisced about their relationship and entering the Canton, Ohio, shrine together hours after the latest group of inductees was revealed. Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021 Thousands of pilgrims on their way to shrine or lodged at the base camps in Pahalgam and Sonamarg were asked to return. Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, 4 Aug. 2019 See More
Noun
Nearby, Hatshepsut built a shrine to the goddess in her mortuary temple featuring four capital columns with the goddess' human face. Lola Méndez, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Inside her Northern Virginia home, Anne McFadden keeps an informal shrine to her late husband Gary Schroen, a fellow spy and one of the CIA’s most revered and longest-serving officers. Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 The religious artifact inspired the building of a church and shrine in Altavilla Milicia. Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2022 Beijing also criticized Japanese cabinet ministers who recently marked the anniversary of the end of World War II by visiting a Tokyo shrine that memorializes Japanese war criminals. Rhoda Kwan, NBC News, 3 Sep. 2022 The shrine is at the corner of Pine Island and Holmberg roads near Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, which was the site of a 2018 school shooting where 17 children and staff were murdered. Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 2 Sep. 2022 Visitors to this shrine audition for Peter’s approval: slavish assistant Karl (Stefan Crepon), lead actress and muse Sidonie (Isabelle Adjani), his daughter Gabriele (Aminthe Audiard), and his mother (Hanna Schygulla). Armond White, National Review, 2 Sep. 2022 As well as providing its tenant with a refuge from the stress of the city, the apartment is also, to some extent, a shrine to the past. ELLE Decor, 1 Sep. 2022 The downtown includes a shrine to Jesús Malverde, a bandit whom many of Sinaloa’s drug traffickers have adopted as a popular saint. Jon Kamp, WSJ, 30 Aug. 2022 Verb
The star quarterback and safety reminisced about their relationship and entering the Canton, Ohio, shrine together hours after the latest group of inductees was revealed. Barry Wilner, ajc, 7 Feb. 2021 The star quarterback and safety reminisced about their relationship and entering the Canton, Ohio, shrine together hours after the latest group of inductees was revealed. Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021 Thousands of pilgrims on their way to shrine or lodged at the base camps in Pahalgam and Sonamarg were asked to return. Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, 4 Aug. 2019 See More Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English scrīn, from Latin scrinium case, chest
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
shrine
noun
ˈshrīn
1
: a case or box for sacred relics (as the bones of saints)
2
: a place where people go to worship because of its connection to a holy person or event
3
: a place that is considered sacred or regarded with great respect
The Lincoln Memorial is a shrine to all lovers of freedom.
shrine
noun
as in sanctuary
a place that is considered sacred (as within a religion) for centuries pilgrims have traveled to the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket in Canterbury, England Synonyms & Similar Words
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- sanctuary
- reliquary
- sanctum
- martyry