What does "shrine" mean?
Shrine: Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. Byron.
Additional senses
- 2.A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.
- 3.To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. "Shrined in his sanctuary." Milton.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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