All shrine synonyms

noun shrine

• chancel — The chancel is the part of a church containing the altar, where the clergy and the choir usually sit.
• mosque — a Muslim temple or place of public worship.
• house of prayer — house of God.
• house of worship — house of God.
• 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.
• holy place — somewhere sacred
• footstone — a stone placed at the foot of a grave.
• cairns — a port in NE Australia, in Queensland. Pop: 98 981 (2001)
• basilica — A basilica is a church which is rectangular in shape and has a rounded end.
• gravestone — a stone marking a grave, usually giving the name, date of death, etc., of the person buried there.
• altar — An altar is a holy table in a church or temple.
• masjid — a mosque.
• chantry — an endowment for the singing of Masses for the soul of the founder or others designated by him or her
• erection — The action of erecting a structure or object.
• church — A church is a building in which Christians worship. You usually refer to this place as church when you are talking about the time that people spend there.
• chapel — A chapel is a part of a church which has its own altar and which is used for private prayer.
• 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)
• cenotaph — A cenotaph is a structure that is built in honour of soldiers who died in a war.
• monument — something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
• minster — a church actually or originally connected with a monastic establishment.
• mastaba — an ancient Egyptian tomb made of mud brick, rectangular in plan with sloping sides and a flat roof.
• grave — the grave accent.