Shrine — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

enclose in a shrine

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃɹˈaɪn/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃɹˈaɪn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃɹˈaɪn/

1 syllable Say it as /ʃɹˈaɪn/.

Examples

the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

enshrine

Parts of Speech

noun	a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
verb	enclose in a shrine “the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral”

Word Forms

shrine	verb	enclose in a shrine
shrine	noun	a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schrein

ein Ort der Anbetung, der durch die Verbindung mit einer heiligen Sache oder Person geheiligt wird

🇫🇷French

tombeau

un lieu de culte sanctifié par association avec une chose ou une personne sacrée

🇪🇸Spanish

santuario

un lugar de adoración santificado por la asociación con alguna cosa o persona sagrada

🇮🇹Italian

santuario

un luogo di culto consacrato dall'associazione con qualche cosa o persona sacra

🇳🇱Dutch

heiligdom

een plaats van aanbidding die geheiligd wordt door associatie met een heilig ding of persoon

🇵🇹Portuguese

santuário

um local de culto santificado pela associação com alguma coisa ou pessoa sagrada

🇷🇺Russian

святыня

место поклонения, освященное ассоциацией с каким-либо священным предметом или человеком

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंदिर

किसी पवित्र वस्तु या व्यक्ति के सहयोग से पवित्र किया जाने वाला पूजा स्थल

🇧🇩Bengali

মন্দির

কিছু পবিত্র জিনিস বা ব্যক্তির সাথে মেলামেশা দ্বারা পবিত্র একটি উপাসনা স্থান

🇮🇳Tamil

சன்னதி

சில புனிதமான விஷயம் அல்லது நபருடன் தொடர்புகொள்வதன் மூலம் புனிதமான வழிபாட்டு இடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మందిరం

ఏదైనా పవిత్రమైన విషయం లేదా వ్యక్తితో అనుబంధం ద్వారా పవిత్రమైన ప్రార్థనా స్థలం

🇮🇳Marathi

मंदिर

एखाद्या पवित्र वस्तू किंवा व्यक्तीच्या संगतीने पवित्र केलेले उपासना ठिकाण

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંદિર

કોઈ પવિત્ર વસ્તુ અથવા વ્યક્તિ સાથે જોડાણ દ્વારા પવિત્ર કરાયેલ પૂજા સ્થળ

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೇಗುಲ

ಕೆಲವು ಪವಿತ್ರ ವಸ್ತು ಅಥವಾ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧದಿಂದ ಪವಿತ್ರವಾದ ಪೂಜಾ ಸ್ಥಳ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദേവാലയം

ഏതെങ്കിലും പവിത്രമായ വസ്തുക്കളുമായോ വ്യക്തിയുമായോ സഹവസിച്ചുകൊണ്ട് വിശുദ്ധീകരിക്കപ്പെട്ട ഒരു ആരാധനാലയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਸਥਾਨ

ਕਿਸੇ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਚੀਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਪਵਿੱਤਰ ਪੂਜਾ ਦਾ ਸਥਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

مزار

کسی مقدس چیز یا شخص کے ساتھ وابستگی کے ذریعہ عبادت کی جگہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

神社

因与某些神圣事物或人物相关而被神圣化的礼拜场所

🇯🇵Japanese

神社

何らかの神聖な物や人物との結びつきによって神聖化された礼拝の場所

🇰🇷Korean

신사

어떤 신성한 물건이나 사람과 연합하여 신성시되는 예배 장소

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điện thờ

một nơi thờ cúng được thánh hóa bằng cách liên kết với một vật hoặc người thiêng liêng nào đó

🇹🇭Thai

ศาลเจ้า

สถานที่สักการะที่ศักดิ์สิทธิ์โดยการเชื่อมโยงกับสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์หรือบุคคลบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kuil

tempat ibadah yang dikuduskan karena berhubungan dengan benda atau orang suci

🇵🇭Filipino

dambana

isang lugar ng pagsamba na pinabanal sa pamamagitan ng pakikisama sa ilang sagradong bagay o tao

🇲🇾Malay

kuil

tempat ibadat yang disucikan dengan pergaulan dengan sesuatu benda atau orang yang suci

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزار

مكان عبادة مقدس بالارتباط مع شيء أو شخص مقدس

🇮🇷Persian

زیارتگاه

عبادتگاهی که از طریق معاشرت با یک چیز یا شخص مقدس مقدس است

🇹🇷Turkish

tapınak

kutsal bir şey veya kişiyle ilişkilendirilerek kutsallaştırılan ibadet yeri

🇮🇱Hebrew

קֶבֶר קָדוֹשׁ

מקום פולחן המקודש על ידי אסוציאציה עם איזה דבר קדוש או אדם

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What is the primary definition of the word 'shrine'?

The primary meaning of 'shrine' is 'a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person'.

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Using 'shrine' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'shrine' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'shrine' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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