Shrine

//ʃɹaɪ̯n//

Synonyms for "shrine" (138 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Strong matches (41)

Verb(1 words)
enshrine
Noun(1 words)
house of worship

Related words (69)

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Synonyms

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coordinate

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derived

9 entries

is a

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receives action

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related to

9 entries

Translations

151 translations across 63 languages.

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Albanian

1 entries
  • shenjtë noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Ancient Greek

2 entries
  • ἄδυτον noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • ἱερόν noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Arabic

1 entries
  • ضَرِيح noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Armenian

1 entries
  • սրբավայր noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Basque

1 entries
  • santutxo noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Belarusian

3 entries
  • ра́ка noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • святы́ня noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • храм noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • мощехранителница noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • свети́ня noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • светилище noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • храм noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Burmese

2 entries
  • ဌာပနာတိုက် noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • နတ်ကွန်း noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Catalan

2 entries
  • reliquiari noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • santuari noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Chinese Mandarin

3 entries
  • 神社 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • 聖地 /圣地 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • 聖堂 /圣堂 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Czech

1 entries
  • svatyně noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Danish

1 entries
  • helligdom noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Dutch

1 entries
  • schrijn noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • kA:r-O18 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Esperanto

4 entries
  • adorejo noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • relikvujo noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • sanktejo noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • sanktejo noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)

Estonian

1 entries
  • pühapaik noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Faroese

1 entries
  • halgiskrín noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Finnish

3 entries
  • alttari noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • pyhäkkö noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • pyhättö noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

French

3 entries
  • châsse noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • lieu saint noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • sanctuaire noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Galician

4 entries
  • cubela noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • ermida noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • firmal noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • santuario noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Georgian

3 entries
  • აკლდამა noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • საკურთხეველი noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • ტაძარი noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

German

4 entries
  • Bildstock noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • Grabkirche noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • Heiligenkapelle noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • Heiligtum noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Greek

4 entries
  • βωμός noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • λάρνακα noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • λειψανοθήκη noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • ναός noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • מִקְדָּשׁ noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Hindi

3 entries
  • दरगाह noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • मंदिर noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • मज़ार noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • búcsújáró hely noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • kegyhely noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • szentély noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Icelandic

2 entries
  • helgidómur noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • helgiskrín noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)

Iranian Persian

2 entries
  • زِیارَتْگاه noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • مَکانِ مُقَدَّس noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Irish

1 entries
  • cumhdach noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)

Italian

3 entries
  • edicola noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • reliquiario noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • santuario noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Japanese

3 entries
  • 神社 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • 聖地 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • 聖堂 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Khmer

2 entries
  • ចេតិយ noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • វត្ត noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Korean

2 entries
  • 성당 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • 신사 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Lao

2 entries
  • ວັດ noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • ສານເຈົ້າ noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Latin

4 entries
  • aedicula noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • aedis noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • delubrum noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • fanum noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Latvian

1 entries
  • svētnīca noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • šventovė noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • šventvietė noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • све́тиња noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • свети́лиште noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • храм noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Malay

2 entries
  • keramat noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • kuil noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • бунхан noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Māori

2 entries
  • ahurewa noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • tūāhu noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Northern Sami

2 entries
  • giisá noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • giisá noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • helligdom noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Old Javanese

4 entries
  • caitya noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • cetya noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • saṅgar noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • tuṅkub noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Plautdietsch

1 entries
  • Denkjmol noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Polish

3 entries
  • chram noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • miejsce kultu noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • świątynia noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Portuguese

3 entries
  • oratório noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • relicário noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • santuário noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Romanian

3 entries
  • altar noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • raclă noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • sanctuar noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Russian

3 entries
  • ра́ка noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • святы́ня noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • храм noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • hrȃm noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • svétinja noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • svȅtīšte noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • škrȉnja noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Sicilian

1 entries
  • santuaru noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Slovak

1 entries
  • svätyňa noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Slovene

1 entries
  • svetišče noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Spanish

3 entries
  • ermita noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • relicario noun (a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary)
  • santuario noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Swedish

3 entries
  • helgedom noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • mecka noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • vallfärdsplats noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Thai

3 entries
  • วัด noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • ศาลเจ้า noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • สักการสถาน noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Turkish

2 entries
  • mabet noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • türbe noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Ugaritic

1 entries
  • 𐎀𐎘𐎗 noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Ukrainian

3 entries
  • ра́ка noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • святи́ня noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • храм noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Urdu

3 entries
  • دَرْگاہ noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • مَزار noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • مَنْدِر noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Venetan

1 entries
  • capitèl noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Vietnamese

4 entries
  • linh địa noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • lăng noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • mộ noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)
  • điện noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Welsh

1 entries
  • cysegrfan noun (a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect)

Sample sentences

13 total sentences available.

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There used to be a small shrine around here.

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The thin man took a rest in the shade of a shrine.

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Many people visited the shrine where the saint lay buried.

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The shrine was built two hundred years ago.

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