shrine Sentence Examples
- The sacred shrine housed the revered relics, attracting pilgrims from afar.
- The remote mountaintop shrine offered breathtaking views and a sense of spiritual serenity.
- The Emperor visited the ancestral shrine to pay homage to his predecessors.
- The war memorial served as a shrine to the fallen, honoring their sacrifice.
- The temple was a living shrine, its walls adorned with intricate carvings and vibrant colors.
- The family's home became a shrine to the beloved grandmother who had passed away.
- The ancient shrine held secrets and knowledge that had been passed down through generations.
- The hospital chapel was a sanctuary of healing and a shrine to the spirit of compassion.
- The artist's studio was both a workspace and a shrine to the creative process.
- The city park contained a hidden shrine, where people could find solitude and reflect on their own spirituality.
shrine Meaning
shrine (n)
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
shrine (v)
enclose in a shrine
shrine (n.)
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.
Short for Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
shrine (v. t.)
To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine.
Synonyms & Antonyms of shrine
FAQs About the word shrine
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person, enclose in a shrineA case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposite
sanctuary, reliquary,sanctum,
No antonyms found.
The sacred shrine housed the revered relics, attracting pilgrims from afar.
The remote mountaintop shrine offered breathtaking views and a sense of spiritual serenity.
The Emperor visited the ancestral shrine to pay homage to his predecessors.
The war memorial served as a shrine to the fallen, honoring their sacrifice.
