Defenition of the word shrine

• Defenition of the word shrine

  • Originally a container, especially for a relic and often a cult image, and/or a holy or sacred place containing the same.
  • enclose in a shrine, as of an object for religious purposes
  • a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
  • enclose in a shrine; "the saint''s bones were enshrined in the cathedral"
  • enclose in a shrine

Synonyms for the word shrine

• • church
  • enshrine
  • feretory
  • holy place
  • memorial
  • place of pilgrimage
  • place of worship
  • sepulchre
  • temple

Similar words in the shrine

• • shrine
  • shrine's
  • shrines

Hyponyms for the word shrine

• • Caaba
  • Kaaba
  • oracle
  • stupa
  • tope

Hypernyms for the word shrine

• • close in
  • enclose
  • house of God
  • house of prayer
  • house of worship
  • inclose
  • place of worship
  • shut in

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