Synonyms of enshrined

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adjective

as in revered

Related Words

• revered
• venerated
• adored
• consecrated
• worshipped
• sacrosanct
• hallowed
• glorified
• sanctified
• sacral
• sacred
• ritual
• blessed
• ceremonial
• holy
• consecrate
• sacramental
• liturgical
• religious
• priestly
• spiritual
• biblical
• scriptural

Dissimilar Words

• unconsecrated
• unhallowed
• deconsecrated
• desacralized
• secular
• nonreligious
• temporal
• earthly
• worldly
• mundane
• profane
• unspiritual

enshrined

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verb

past tense of enshrine

as in elevated

to assign a high status or value to

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elevated
• promoted
• lifted
• canonized
• enthroned
• deified
• ennobled
• exalted
• upgraded
• glorified
• dignified
• honored
• magnified
• aggrandized
• raised
• enskied
• praised
• uplifted
• heightened
• boosted
• intensified
• idealized
• extolled
• lauded
• romanticized
• acclaimed
• sanitized
• sugarcoated

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• degraded
• humiliated
• humbled
• minimized
• decried
• demeaned
• disparaged
• depreciated
• belittled
• abased
• detracted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enshrined

Adjective

Press freedom is an enshrined right in this country. — Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019

Verb

First, Washington resigned as commander in chief of the Continental Army, then set the precedent of serving only two presidential terms before that limit was enshrined in the Constitution. — Calvin Woodward, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026

After the incoming 2026 class was announced in February, former NFL greats Drew Brees, Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke Kuechly, and Adam Vinatieri will all be enshrined in Canton, Ohio this weekend. — John Cassillo, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Payton has stumped for Shanahan to be in the Hall of Fame and said there’s frustration with the difficulty of getting coaches enshrined the past couple of years. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2026

The 12- and 14-hour guarantees were not enshrined in the union’s labor contracts on Chicago Med and Chicago Fire. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026

At only 35 — the second-youngest hall of fame inductee ever, behind Gale Sayers, who was enshrined at 34 — Kuechly has most of his life still in front of him. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026

Over the decades, Argentina’s claim on the islands became enshrined in its constitution. — ABC News, 31 July 2026

Hot chicken is enshrined in Nashville’s culinary canon, having been honed in the city’s Black neighborhoods for nearly 80 years. — Ellen Fort, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 July 2026

So Chávez always—and this is enshrined in the constitution—promoted the coexistence of the public and private sectors, and most importantly, the program of social protection and social and economic support for the people. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 30 July 2026