shrine
shrine is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. Byron.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. Too weak the sacred shrine guard. Byron called?
- What is a place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art called?
- What is to enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. "Shrined in his sanctuary." Milton called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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