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Word: Shrine
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Old English scrīn ‘cabinet, chest, reliquary’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijn and German Schrein, from Latin scrinium ‘chest for books’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃrʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person or relic, marked by a building or other construction
Short Definition:place regarded as holy because of its associations with divinity
Examples:- the medieval pilgrim route to the shrine of St James
- a Hindu shrine at which offerings are placed twice a day
Word: Shrine
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʃrʌɪn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
enshrine
Short Definition:enshrine
Examples:- a goddess shrined in every tree
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