SHRINE


Meaning of SHRINE in English

■ noun

1》 a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person.

2》 a casket containing sacred relics; a reliquary.

↘a niche or enclosure containing a religious statue or other object.

■ verb literary en~.

Origin

OE scrīn 'cabinet, chest, reliquary', of Gmc origin.

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