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shrine
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- pronunciation:
- shraIn
- features:
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noun |
| definition 1: |
A shrine is a sacred place or object that honors some holy person or god and where people often come to pray.
At the top of the mountain, there is a small shrine where faithful travelers come to pray.
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| definition 2: |
A shrine is a place or object that is created to honor the memory of some important person or some important event in history.
The monument was built as a shrine to the soldiers who had died in the war.- similar words:
- monument
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| related words: |
memorial, tomb |
| derivation: |
shrinelike (adj.) |
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