shrine

shrine  (shrn)

n.

1. A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as:

a. a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto.

b. the tomb of a saint or other venerated person.

c. a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred.

2. A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.

3. A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event: Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty.

tr.v. shrined, shrin·ing, shrines

To enshrine.

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[Middle English, from Old English scrn, box, from Latin scrnium, case for books or papers.]

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shrine [ʃraɪn]

n

1. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a container for sacred relics

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the tomb of a saint or other holy person

4. a place or site venerated for its association with a famous person or event

5. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) RC Church a building, alcove, or shelf arranged as a setting for a statue, picture, or other representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint

vb

short for enshrine

[Old English scrīn, from Latin scrīnium bookcase; related to Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrīni]

shrinelike  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	shrine - a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person oracle - a shrine where an oracular god is consulted house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship - any building where congregations gather for prayer stupa, tope - a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
Verb	1.	shrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" enshrine inclose, shut in, close in, enclose - surround completely; "Darkness enclosed him"; "They closed in the porch with a fence"

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shrine

noun

1. holy place, temple, sanctuary, altar, church, tabernacle, Holy City, place of pilgrimage the holy shrine of Mecca

2. memorial, tribute, cairn, monument a shrine to the dead and the missing

3. vault, crypt, catacomb, sepulchre He was given his ceremonial shave in front of the family shrine.

Translations

shrine [ʃraɪn] N (Rel) (= tomb) → sepulcro m; (= sacred place) → lugar m sagrado

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shrine [ˈʃraɪn] n

(= place of worship) → lieu m de pèlerinage

(in memory of person) → autel m

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shrine

n → Schrein m; (= sacred place also) → Heiligtum nt; (= tomb) → Grabstätte f; (= chapel) → Grabkapelle f; (= altar) → Grabaltar m; to worship at somebody’s shrine (fig inf) → jdm zu Füßen liegen

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shrine [ʃraɪn] n (tomb) → sepolcro; (place) → santuario; (reliquary) → reliquiario, teca

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shrine [ʃraɪn] n (tomb) → sepolcro; (place) → santuario; (reliquary) → reliquiario, teca

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shrine

n shrine [ʃrain]

1 a holy or sacred place Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried. heilige plek مَعْبَد свето място svatyně, hrob světce helligdom das Heiligengrab ιερός χώρος, τόπος προσκυνήματος santuario pühamu زيارتگاه pyhäkkö lieu saint מִקדָש मंदिर, मकबरा spremnica za moći, svečev grob szent hely tempat suci, keramat, kuil helgidómur santuario 神社 성지 šventykla svētnīca tempat suci heilige plaats hellig sted, helligdom świątynia santuário loc sfânt храм hrob svätca; svätyňa svetišče svetilište helgedom, helig plats ศาลเจ้า türbe 聖地 святиня; місце поклоніння خانقاہ đền, nơi thờ cúng 圣地,神祠

2 a usually highly-decorated case for holding holy objects. altaar صُنْدوق أو عُلْبَة لِحِفْظ الأشياء المُقَدَّسَه олтар schránka s ostatky skrin der Reliquienschrein λειψανοθήκη relicario laegas ضريح pyhäinjäännöslipas châsse מִקדָש पवित्र वस्तु वाला अलंकृत पात्र svetište, kapelica ereklyetartó kotak berukir tempat menyimpan benda-benda suci helgiskrín reliquiario, teca 聖物入れ 성골함 relikvijų skrynia relikvārijs, relikviju šķirsts tempat keramat relikwie{#225}{#137}{#225}nkist helgen-/relikvieskrin relikwiarz relicário altar рака skrinka (s ostatkami svätcov) skrinjica za relikvije škrinja relikskrin แท่นบูชา kutsal sandık 神龕 рака; гробниця مقدس چیزیں رکھنے کا خانہ hòm đựng thánh cốt 神龛

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shrine → ضريح svatyně helligdom Schrein τέμενος santuario pyhäkkö sanctuaire hram sacrario 霊廟 사당 heiligdom helligdom sanktuarium santuário храм helgedom แท่นบูชา mabed đền thờ 神殿