enshrine

verb

en·​shrine in-ˈshrīn 

en-

especially Southern -ˈsrīn

enshrined; enshrining; enshrines

transitive verb

1

: to enclose in or as if in a shrine

2

: to preserve or cherish as sacred

enshrinement

in-ˈshrīn-mənt 

en-

noun

Synonyms of enshrine

• elevate
• promote

Examples of enshrine in a Sentence

some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar

Recent Examples on the Web

There are 38 players who played most or all of their careers in the AFL enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026

The thing that everyone hates so much would become enshrined in our constitution. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 1 Nov. 2026

Officials determined that for true independence, the commission and the compliance office must be permanently enshrined in the county charter. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026

Virginia, Idaho and Nevada would enshrine laws that would give people the right to make their own reproductive rights decisions and privacy over those decisions. — ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for enshrine

• affine
• airline
• align
• aline
• assign
• baseline
• beamline
• benign
• bloodline
• bovine
• brucine
• byline

Kids Definition

enshrine

verb

en·​shrine in-ˈshrīn 

enshrined; enshrining

1

: to enclose in or as if in a shrine

2

: to preserve or cherish as sacred