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Noun: shrine  shrIn
  1. A place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
    "Pilgrims visited the shrine of the saint"
Verb: shrine  shrIn
  1. Enclose in a shrine
    "the saint's bones were shrined in the cathedral";
    - enshrine

Derived forms: shrined, shrines, shrining

Type of: close in, enclose, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, inclose, place of worship, shut in

Encyclopedia: Shrine, Ramsgate