shrine

[US]/ʃraɪn/
[UK]/ʃraɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. sacred place; temple; small alter or chapel; holy shrine
vt. to place in a shrine; to consider as sacred.

Phrases & Collocations

yasukuni shrine

Example Sentences

The shrine was an object of pilgrimage.

shrines to nature spirits.

Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty.

a shrine to the patron deity of the city

This shrine is sacred to the Hindu god Vishnu.

a shrine dedicated to the sea goddess

They visited the Shrine of Our Lady to pray for redemption.

her grave has become a shrine for fans from all over the world.

The following Friday, she brought me to the San Tai Zi shrine (The third prince God) in Jelutong, Penang.

and, having drawn the red moreen curtain nearly close, I was shrined in double retirement.

All three structures dated to the third century and were tentatively identified as shrines.

"The cult temple typically included a massive pylon entrance with a court leading to a hypostyle hall and, at the heart of the temple, a shrine for the cult image.

On the 24 August 2008, after she returned from Penang, she told me that she intended a divorce and that the divorce was blessed by the Ji Gong Xian Shi of that San Tai Zi Shrine in Jelutong.

Real-world Examples

You can see the shrines and and temples and Buddha.

Source: American English dialogue

They discovered a shrine at the center of the ancient spa complex.

Source: VOA Slow English - Entertainment

Reports say Japanese industry minister Yasutoshi Nishimura visited the notorious shrine on Saturday.

Source: CRI Online August 2022 Collection

You don't have to be a tech geek to appreciate the shrine to the technology age.

Source: How Steve Jobs Changed the World

Centuries-old temples, shrines, monasteries, and palaces dot the country.

Source: Best Travel Destinations in Asia

This little edifice is a rustic shrine devoted to Cadmus, and is under the dominion of parson Chub.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

Protesters unfurled a banner before Pope Francis celebrated Mass in the Quebec church known as Canada's national shrine.

Source: AP Listening September 2022 Collection

While this is an old tradition, it's now being taken up by more and more shrines around Japan.

Source: Special English Slow English

For 15 years they kept it as a shrine to you.

Source: Friends Season 7

The Iranian president has said that Tehran would not hesitate to protect Shiite shrines in Iraq. Sebastian Usher reports.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation June 2014

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