SHRINE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrīn, from Latin scrinium case, chest Date: before 12th century 1. a case, box, or receptacle, a place in which devotion is paid to a saint or deity ; sanctuary , a niche containing a religious image, a receptacle (as a tomb) for the dead, a place or object hallowed by its associations, II. transitive verb (~d; shrining) Date: 14th century en~