“the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral”
verb
hold sacred
Word Forms
shrine
noun
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
verankern
in einen Schrein einschließen
🇫🇷French
enchâsser
enfermer dans un sanctuaire
🇪🇸Spanish
encerrar
encerrar en un santuario
🇮🇹Italian
consacrare
racchiudere in un santuario
🇳🇱Dutch
verankeren
omsluiten in een heiligdom
🇵🇹Portuguese
consagrar
encerrar em um santuário
🇷🇺Russian
хранить
заключить в святилище
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रतिष्ठापित करना
एक मंदिर में संलग्न करें
🇮🇳Tamil
சன்னதி
ஒரு சன்னதியில் அடைக்கவும்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రతిష్ఠించు
ఒక మందిరంలో చేర్చండి
🇮🇳Gujarati
સમાવિષ્ટ
મંદિરમાં બંધ કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಪ್ರತಿಷ್ಠಾಪಿಸು
ಒಂದು ದೇಗುಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸುತ್ತುವರಿಯಿರಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പ്രതിഷ്ഠിക്കുക
ഒരു ദേവാലയത്തിൽ അടയ്ക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਸਥਾਨ
ਇੱਕ ਮੰਦਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਬੰਦ
🇵🇰Urdu
سجانا
ایک مزار میں بند
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
供奉
封闭在神社里
🇯🇵Japanese
祀る
神社に囲う
🇰🇷Korean
모시다
사당에 가두다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
cất giữ
bao bọc trong một ngôi đền
🇹🇭Thai
ประดิษฐาน
ล้อมไว้ในศาลเจ้า
🇮🇩Indonesian
mengabadikan
lampirkan di kuil
🇵🇭Filipino
itago
ilakip sa isang dambana
🇲🇾Malay
mengabadikan
kurung dalam kuil
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تكريس
أرفق في ضريح
🇮🇷Persian
محرم کردن
محصور کردن در حرم
🇹🇷Turkish
kutsal yer
bir türbeye kapatmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לעגן
להיסגר במקדש
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'enshrine'?
The primary meaning of 'enshrine' is 'enclose in a shrine'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'enshrine' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'enshrine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'enshrine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'enshrine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'enshrine' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'enshrine' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'enshrine' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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