shrine

CEFRB2

/ʃɹaɪ̯n/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A holy place for remembering or honoring a person or god.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

Examples

  • The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.

  • There used to be a small shrine around here.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

  2. A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

verb

Extra meaning

  1. To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.

More examples

In context

  • a shrine of art

  • Entering the tunnel, we pass a small shrine above our heads which contains a statue of St Barbara, the patron saint of tunnellers. It is traditional to have such shrines on every tunnel site.

  • Shrined in his sanctuary.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”), “case or chest for books or papers” in Classical Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrīni (German Schrein).