shrine
pronunciation
How to pronounce shrine in British English:
UK [ʃraɪn]
How to pronounce shrine in American English:
US [ʃraɪn]
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- Noun:
- a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
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- Verb:
- enclose in a shrine
Word Origin
- shrine (n.)
- Old English scrin "ark (of the covenant); chest, coffer; case for relics," from Latin scrinium "case or box for keeping papers," of unknown origin. From late 14c. as "a tomb of a saint" (usually elaborate and large). A widespread word, compare Dutch schrijn, German Schrein, French écrin, Russian skrynya, Lithuanian skrine.
Example
- 1. His grave remains a shrine , however .
- 2. Dr. nagai 's home in nagasaki became a kind of shrine .
- 3. For two days , plain-clothes security men blockaded the golden shwedagon pagoda in yangon , the country 's most sacred buddhist shrine .
- 4. In the years following his assassination , a small wall in the sleepy riverside district of kampa became something of a shrine .
- 5. Franco 's tomb still serves as a shrine for his nostalgic supporters , who often attend mass there in large numbers and lay wreaths at his grave .