Enshrine

//ɪnˈʃɹaɪn// verb

verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest. transitive

    "A Phœnix, gaz'd by all, as that ſole Bird / When, to enſhrine his reliques in the Sun’s / Bright temple, to Ægyptian Theb's he flies."

  2. 2
    enclose in a shrine wordnet
  3. 3
    To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence. broadly, transitive

    "Warlike and Martiall Talbot, Burgonie / Inſhrines thee in his heart, and there erects / Thy noble Deeds, as Valors Monuments."

  4. 4
    hold sacred wordnet
  5. 5
    To protect (an idea, ideal, or philosophy) within an official law or treaty. figuratively

    "Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law."

Synonyms

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aggrandizeapotheoseapotheosizebeatifybeleaguerbeset

Example

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"A Phœnix, gaz'd by all, as that ſole Bird / When, to enſhrine his reliques in the Sun’s / Bright temple, to Ægyptian Theb's he flies."

Etymology

From en- + shrine.

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