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- [shrahyn]
- /ʃraɪn/
- /ʃraɪn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [shrahyn]
- /ʃraɪn/
Definitions of shrine word
- noun shrine 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 religious veneration and pilgrimage. 1
- noun shrine any place or object hallowed by its history or associations: a historic shrine. 1
- noun shrine any structure or place consecrated or devoted to some saint, holy person, or deity, as an altar, chapel, church, or temple. 1
- noun shrine a receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary. 1
- verb with object shrine to enshrine. 1
- noun shrine sacred place 1
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Origin of shrine
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English schrine, Old English scrīn (cognate with German Schrein, Dutch schrijn) < Latin scrīnium case for books and papers
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Parts of speech for Shrine
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shrine popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
shrine usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shrine
noun shrine
- altar — An altar is a holy table in a church or temple.
- basilica — A basilica is a church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.
- bethel — an ancient town in the West Bank, near Jerusalem: in the Old Testament, the place where the dream of Jacob occurred (Genesis 28:19)
- cairn — A cairn is a pile of stones which marks a boundary, a route across rough ground, or the top of a mountain. A cairn is sometimes also built in memory of someone.
- cairns — a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)
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