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enshrine, inshrine [ɪnˈʃraɪn] vb (tr)
1. to place or enclose in or as if in a shrine 2. to hold as sacred; cherish; treasure enshrinement n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
enshrine Translations enshrine [ɪnˈʃraɪn] vt [+ doctrine, principle, right] → sauvegarder to be enshrined in [+ law, legislation] → être garanti(e) par enshrine vt (fig) → bewahren How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Vice,' said the surgeon, replacing the curtain, 'takes up her abode in many temples; and who can say that a fair outside shell not enshrine her? They do not leave them exposed to the weather when they find them, but carry them three thousand miles and enshrine them in their temples of learning, and worship them. Such is the history--not as it is usually told, but as it is when stripped of the nauseous sentimentality that would enshrine for our loving worship a dastardly seducer like Pierre Abelard. |
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