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enshrine

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en·shrine  (n-shrn) also in·shrine (n-)
tr.v. en·shrined also in·shrined, en·shrin·ing also in·shrin·ing, en·shrines also in·shrines
1. To enclose in or as if in a shrine.
2. To cherish as sacred.

en·shrinement n.

enshrine
Verb
[-shrining, -shrined] to contain and protect (an idea or right) in a society, legal system, etc.: the university's independence is enshrined in its charter
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.enshrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"
inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"
2.enshrine - hold sacred
reverence, venerate, revere, fear - regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

enshrine
Translations
enshrine [ɪnˈʃraɪn] vtrecoger
enshrine [ɪnˈʃraɪn] vt (fig) → préserver
enshrine [ɪnˈʃraɪn] vtbewahren;
to be enshrined in → verankert sein in +dat
enshrine [ɪnˈʃraɪn] vtconservare come una reliquia


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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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