shrine

/ʃraɪn/
verb
  1. To enshrine; to preserve or protect something as if it were sacred.
    • The law shrines the right to free speech as a fundamental value.
    • The museum shrines the artist's original sketches in a climate-controlled room.
    • They shrine the memory of their ancestors in a special family album.
noun
  1. A holy or sacred place, often associated with a religious figure or event.
    • Pilgrims traveled for days to visit the ancient shrine in the mountains.
    • The shrine was decorated with flowers and candles for the festival.
    • There is a small shrine dedicated to the saint at the edge of the village.
  2. A place or object that is greatly respected or admired because of its connection to a person or event.
    • His workshop became a shrine for collectors of antique clocks.
    • Fans left flowers and notes at the makeshift shrine outside the singer's home.
    • The old library is a shrine to the town's literary history.
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