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shrine

/ʃɹaɪ̯n/noun, verb1 syllable

Shrine means: enclose in a shrine.

Synonyms for shrine1

verb, as in enclose in a shrine

enshrine

What does shrine mean?2

verb

1

enclose in a shrine“the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral”

noun

1

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

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shrine?32

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All 32 rhymes for shrine, grouped by syllable

Shrine in a sentence

  • The decay of the shrine is due, in part, to acid rain.AlanF_US
  • This is called hatsumode, the first visit to a shrine.yurusu
  • Temples, shrines, and mansions of court nobles, among others, were burned to the ground.CM
  • There used to be a small shrine around here.CK
  • The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.CM
  • Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.unknown
  • The shrine was built two hundred years ago.CK
  • This path will lead you to the shrine.sundown

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Forms of shrine

as a noun

plural
shrines

as a verb

past tense
shrined
present participle
shrining
third-person singular
shrines
past participle
shrined