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The definition of a shrine is a holy or sacred place, or a small area or monument dedicated to someone, or a place known as the site of a religious occurrence or a historical event.

(noun)

An example of a shrine is a monument to Mary, mother of Jesus.
An example of a shrine is The Alamo, site of the Battle of the Alamo in 1836.

See shrine in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

1. reliquary
2. a niche or other setting for a statue, picture, or other object arousing or designed to arouse devotion
3. a small area or structure arranged for private devotion
1. a place revered as the place of death or burial of a saint or other venerable personage
2. a place revered as the site of a reported supernatural apparition, miraculous occurrence, etc.
3. any of certain churches or chapels often visited by pilgrims, specif. by those seeking special spiritual help, cures, etc.
any site or structure used in worship or devotion; esp., an area or a temple or templelike structure used in the worship of one or more deities
1. a place or structure esteemed for its importance or centrality as in history or the arts
2. a place or structure designed as a memorial to someone or something

Origin: ME schrin < OE scrin < L scrinium, chest, box, orig., a round container < IE *(s)krei- < base *(s)ker-, to turn: see shrink

transitive verb shrined, shrining

enshrine

See shrine in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as:
a. a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto.
b. the tomb of a saint or other venerated person.
c. a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred.
A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event: Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty.