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Enshrine

//ɪnˈʃɹaɪn// verb

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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."

Etymology

From en- + shrine.

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