Main Entry: ¹shrine

Pronunciation: \ˈshrīn, especially Southern ˈsrīn\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrīn, from Latin scrinium case, chest

Date: before 12th century

1 a : a case, box, or receptacle; especially : one in which sacred relics (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 (as a tomb) for the dead
3 : a place or object hallowed by its associations