Meaning of shrine in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Verb
    1. Definitions
  3. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ʃraɪn/

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  1. Verb

    shrine

    Definitions

    1. enclose in a shrine

    Examples

    • « the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral »

  2. Noun

    shrine

    Etymology

    Old English scrīn ‘cabinet, chest, reliquary’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijn and German Schrein, from Latin scrinium‘chest for books’

    Definitions

    1. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

    Derived terms

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  • « I remember getting this scrapbook that this girl made, that I actually gave to my mom to hold onto because she has a 'Twilight' shrine in their house in Florida. It was just this scrapbook of me, starting with 'Twilight,' and the whole progression of me and my career throughout that, and other stuff that I had done in between. »
    Ashley Greene

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