Meaning Of The Word Shrine

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What's The Definition Of Shrine?

shrine
countable noun: A shrine is a place of worship which is associated with a particular holy person or object.
countable noun: A shrine is a place that people visit and treat with respect because it is connected with a dead person or with dead people that they want to remember.

shrine in American English
enshrine
reliquary
noun: a building or other shelter, often of a stately or sumptuous character, enclosing the remains or relics of a saint or other holy person and forming an object of religious veneration and pilgrimage
transitive verb: to enshrine

shrine in British English
noun: a place of worship hallowed by association with a sacred person or object
verb

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