shrine

  • 11shrine — n. 1) to consecrate; create, establish a shrine 2) to desecrate a shrine 3) a sacred shrine 4) a shrine to 5) at a shrine (to pray at a shrine) * * * [ʃraɪn] create establish a shrine a sacred shrine a shrine to to consecrate to desecrate a shri …

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  • 12shrine — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ hallowed, holy, religious, sacred ▪ This shrine is sacred to the Hindu god Vishnu. ▪ Buddhist, Catholic, Muslim …

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  • 13shrine — en·shrine; en·shrine·ment; in·shrine; un·shrine; shrine; …

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  • 14shrine — shrineless, adj. shrinelike, adj. /shruyn/, n., v., shrined, shrining. n. 1. a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of… …

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  • 15shrine — [[t]ʃra͟ɪn[/t]] shrines 1) N COUNT A shrine is a place of worship which is associated with a particular holy person or object. ...the holy shrine of Mecca. 2) N COUNT A shrine is a place that people visit and treat with respect because it is… …

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  • 16Shrine '69 — Infobox Album Name = Shrine 69 Type = Live Album Artist = Fleetwood Mac Released = 1999 Recorded = January 25, 1969 Genre = Blues rock Length = Label = Rykodisc Producer = Reviews = Last album = This album = Next album = Shrine 69 is a live album …

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  • 17shrine — noun 1) the shrine of St. James Syn: holy place, temple, church, chapel, tabernacle, sanctuary, sanctum 2) a shrine to the Beatles Syn: memorial, monument …

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  • 18shrine — UK [ʃraɪn] / US noun [countable] Word forms shrine : singular shrine plural shrines 1) a) a religious place built to remember a particular holy person or event b) a place that you respect because it is related to a person, activity, or event that …

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  • 19Shrine — Orig. a box or chest; also a *reliquary with a tomb or special box like container. Harold Godwineson is to be seen on the *Bayeux tapestry swearing an oath to William, duke of Normandy, with his hand on just such a reliquary. Later a shrine… …

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  • 20shrine — Philippine English Memorials , as in Mount Samat Shrine on the Bataan Peninsula …

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