Shrine

/ʃɹaɪ̯n/

Synonyms for "shrine" (165 found)

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Closest matches (33)

arch barrowbeehive tombbeleaguer beset besiege blockadebone houseboundboundary stonebox gravebox inbrass burialburial chamberburial moundbust cage cairn catacombs

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cenotaphcharnel housecistcist graveclose incolumn compass contain coop

Noun(4 words)

basilicas casket chapel consecrate

Strong matches (50)

cordon corral cromlech cross crypt cup cyclolith dagobadeep sixdelubrum dokhma dolmen encircle enclose encompass enshrinement entombfence infootstone gaol

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grave gravestone headstonehem inhoarstoneholy placehousehouse of deathimpound imprison incarcerate include inscription jail kennellast homelong homelow green tentlow housemarker

Verb(1 words)

enshrine

Noun(9 words)

gosainthan hachimanholy placehonor icon idol kaaba lourdes mashhad

Related words (82)

mastaba mausoleum megalith memento memorialmemorial archmemorial columnmemorial statuememorial stonemenhir mew monolith monstrance monument moundmummy chambernaosnarrow housenecrology obelisk

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obituary ossuarium ossuarypassage gravepen pillar pit plaque pocket prize pyramid quarantine reliquaire reliquary remembranceresting placeribbonrostral columnsacrarium sanctuary sanctum sepulcher shaftshaft graveshut inshut upstable stela stone stupa surround tablet testimonial tomb tombstone topetower of silencetrophy tumulus vaultwall inwrap yard

Noun(19 words)

memorialize oracle oracles pagoda pantheons paragon preserve reliquaryreliquary casesanctify sanctuaries sanctuary sanctums sepulchers tabernacle tabernacles temple temples wats

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More general

18 entries

close incontainercultural symbolenclose honorhouse of Godhouse of prayerhouse of worshipincloseobject of devotionplace of worshippreservation preserve receptaclereligious sitesacred place

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More specific

16 entries

altar shrineartifact case casket icon legendlegendary figuremausoleum shrinemythnational heropatron saintrelic reliquary ritual statue tradition

Collocations

12 entries

architectural shrineceremonial shrinecultural memoryenshrined relicsfamily shrinehome shrinemartyr shrinereliquary shrineritual practiceroyal shrinesacred relicsshrine complex

Inflections

3 entries

shrined shrines shrining

Derivations

5 entries

enshrine enshrinement shrine-like shrined shrining

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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