ALL meanings of shrine
shrine
S s - 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
- countable noun shrine A shrine is a place of worship which is associated with a particular holy person or object. 0
- countable noun shrine A shrine is a place that people visit and treat with respect because it is connected with a dead person or with dead people that they want to remember. 0
- noun shrine a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object 0
- noun shrine a container for sacred relics 0
- noun shrine the tomb of a saint or other holy person 0
- noun shrine a place or site venerated for its association with a famous person or event 0
- noun shrine a building, alcove, or shelf arranged as a setting for a statue, picture, or other representation of Christ, the Virgin Mary, or a saint 0
- noun shrine reliquary 0
- noun shrine a niche or other setting for a statue, picture, or other object arousing or designed to arouse devotion 0
- noun shrine a small area or structure arranged for private devotion 0
- noun shrine a place revered as the place of death or burial of a saint or other venerable personage 0
- noun shrine a place revered as the site of a reported supernatural apparition, miraculous occurrence, etc. 0
- noun shrine any of certain churches or chapels often visited by pilgrims, specif. by those seeking special spiritual help, cures, etc. 0
- noun shrine any site or structure used in worship or devotion; esp., an area or a temple or templelike structure used in the worship of one or more deities 0
- noun shrine a place or structure esteemed for its importance or centrality as in history or the arts 0
- noun shrine a place or structure designed as a memorial to someone or something 0
- verb transitive shrine enshrine 0