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Shrine

Shrine Meaning & Definition
Shrine Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Shrine?

[n] a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
[v] enclose in a shrine, as of an object for religious purposes

Synonyms | Synonyms for Shrine: enshrine

Related Terms | Find terms related to Shrine:

See Also | enclose | house of God | house of prayer | house of worship | inclose | oracle | place of worship | shut in

Shrine In Webster's Dictionary

\Shrine\, n. Short for {Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine}, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
\Shrine\ (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[=i]n, from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.] 1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. 2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. --Byron. 3. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.
\Shrine\, v. t. To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. ``Shrined in his sanctuary.'' --Milton.

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