shrine

as in sanctuary
a place that is considered sacred (as within a religion) for centuries pilgrims have traveled to the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket in Canterbury, England

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Recent Examples of shrine The visual begins with the 21-year-old Slovak pop star—her hair dyed pastel pink, her eyebrows bleached—appearing to simulate an orgasm in front of a shrine to pop music in her bedroom. Liam Hess, Vogue, 23 Aug. 2025 Kamis can have negative power, too, and shrines are not always portals to peace. Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025 That’s a hallowed major league shrine, yet the tour’s most memorable moments occurred in minor league ballparks. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 The company could transform it into a Mid-Century Modern shrine to movies, as well as using it as a Bay Area location to screen the streaming service’s own films. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for shrine
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sanctuary
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  • Well-meaning people sometimes disturb the fawn and bring it to a wildlife sanctuary, thinking it has been abandoned.
    Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Beyond the late nights and electronic music scene, Ibiza can be a sanctuary, a place where Black women can embrace rest, beauty and intentional travel without the pressure to shrink, explain or conform.
    Essence, Essence, 1 Sep. 2025

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“Shrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shrine. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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