Shrine meaning
A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
noun
A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as:
- A place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto.
- The tomb of a saint or other venerated person.
- A location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred.
noun
To enshrine.
verb
A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event.
Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty.
noun
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.
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.
noun
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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.
noun
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
noun
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
A shrine of art.
noun
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Origin of shrine
- Middle English from Old English scrīn box from Latin scrīnium case for books or papers
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrÄ«n (“reliquary, ark of the covenant"), from Latin scrÄ«nium (“case or chest for books or papers"). Of unknown origin. Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrÄ«ni.
From Wiktionary