ENSHRINE


Meaning of ENSHRINE in English

ə̇n, en+ transitive verb

Etymology: en- (I) + shrine (n.)

1.

a. : to enclose in or as if in a shrine

enshrined the cheese in close folds of bright tinfoil

b. : to preserve or cherish as or as if something sacred

robes of shadowy silver or enshrining light — P.B.Shelley

certain nearly meaningless traditional expressions that are enshrined in English usage

2. : to serve as a shrine for

my heart enshrines his memory

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.