Shrine



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n.神龛, 圣地
• ［英］ n.神龛, 圣地 ( a place in which homage is paid to a saint or deity)
• ［记］ 参考:enshrine ( 把...奉为神圣)
• ［同］ 参考: enshrine ( 把...奉为神圣)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrīn, from Latin scrinium case, chest
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a case, box, or receptacle; especially one in which sacred relics (as the bones of a saint) are deposited
  • b. a place in which devotion is paid to a saint or deity ; sanctuary
  • c. a niche containing a religious image
• 2. a receptacle (as a tomb) for the dead
• 3. a place or object hallowed by its associations

II. transitive verb (shrined; shrining)

• Date: 14th century
• enshrine

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