shrine

noun

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\ ˈshrīn

, especially Southern ˈsrīn \

Definition of shrine

(Entry 1 of 2)

1a : a case, box, or receptacle especially : one in which sacred relics (such 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 (such as a tomb) for the dead

3 : a place or object hallowed by its associations

shrine

verb

shrined; shrining

Definition of shrine (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: enshrine

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Examples of shrine in a Sentence

Noun the shrine of Saint Mary They erected a shrine to the saint. tourists visiting the shrines of American independence The writer's house has become a shrine to his fans.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun During the series, Alves visits Cafu at home, which is a shrine to the legendary player’s various trophies, the centerpiece of which is an exact replica of the World Cup. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 May 2022 Calm down Madonna fans, this is a shrine to the Virgin Mary, not your pop priestess. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2022 Against a wall to one side, there is a small shrine to Flynt, the pornographer and First Amendment warrior who was paralyzed by a would-be assassin’s bullet and later portrayed in a movie by Woody Harrelson. — Sam Lipsyte, Harper’s Magazine , 27 Apr. 2022 In contrast to my former bedroom, my youngest brother’s room is a shrine, brimming with books, sheet music, and dusty childhood keepsakes, his bulletin board plastered with musical accolades. — Longreads, 20 Apr. 2022 But just days before California voters decide whether to push Democrat Gavin Newsom from office, the trailer off Golden Chain Highway was mostly a shrine to former President Trump. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2021 Consider Gormican’s shrine to Cage (a self-referential version of the shine that Javi has built) as an illustration of the way mass-media entertainment can keep audiences in a mindless state. — Armond White, National Review, 22 Apr. 2022 An earlier teaser showed a fictional stalker of Rogen's,who had created an entire creepy shrine to his favorite actor with images, newspaper clippings, and candles. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, 27 Jan. 2022 Kasuga Taisha shrine even sells anti-coronavirus ema decorated by cartoon characters. — Ronan O’connell, Travel, 31 Dec. 2021 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The star quarterback and safety reminisced about their relationship and entering the Canton, Ohio, shrine together hours after the latest group of inductees was revealed. — Barry Wilner, ajc, 7 Feb. 2021 The star quarterback and safety reminisced about their relationship and entering the Canton, Ohio, shrine together hours after the latest group of inductees was revealed. — Barry Wilner, Star Tribune, 7 Feb. 2021 Thousands of pilgrims on their way to shrine or lodged at the base camps in Pahalgam and Sonamarg were asked to return. — Riyaz Wani, Quartz India, 4 Aug. 2019 See More

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