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Shrine Definition And Meaning |
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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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