| n. | 1. | A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. |
| 2. | Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like. | |
| 3. | A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; | |
| 4. | Short for | |
| v. t. | 1. | To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. |
| Noun | 1. | shrine - a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person |
| Verb | 1. | shrine - enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral" Synonyms: enshrine |
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