Enshrine

Word ENSHRINE
Character 8
Hyphenation en shrine
Pronunciations /ɛnˈʃɹʌɪn/

Definitions and meanings of "Enshrine"

What do we mean by enshrine?

To enclose in or as if in a shrine. transitive verb

To cherish as sacred. transitive verb

To inclose in or as in a shrine or chest; deposit for safe-keeping in or as in a cabinet; hence, to preserve with care and affection; cherish.

To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred. transitive verb

To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest. verb

To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence. verb

To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty verb

Enclose in a shrine verb

Hold sacred verb

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

To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.

To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty

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The word "enshrine" in example sentences

Granted, some of our medical and scientific terms enshrine errors from earlier centuries. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Constitution to permanently "enshrine" a set of parents 'rights into American society. ❋ Unknown (2009)

West's message to his audience was not "enshrine" King's legacy. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If passed, the proposed amendment would "enshrine" the Texas Open Beaches Act as a constitutional right, Texas General Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has said. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Discrimination is a feature of most countries, but very few enshrine it within a legal framework. ❋ Ben S. Cohen (2011)

If he is not to be remembered as someone who has hit more international sixes than any England player except Andrew Flintoff, and who more than once has gone to a century in that manner and missed out on a couple in the attempt, then it his rearguards that will forever enshrine him in the public affection. ❋ Unknown (2011)

The veteran politician is taking charge just after the European Union's latest effort to shore up confidence in the common currency—an agreement to enshrine stricter budget controls in EU law—has fallen flat and investors have resumed their selloff of euro assets. ❋ Jonathan House (2011)

It has left many wondering how a nation that can build five-star hotels and airports, host a successful football World Cup and enshrine human rights in its constitution can violate the basic right to defecate in private. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Two states, North Carolina and Minnesota, will vote on whether to enshrine an opposite-sex definition of marriage in their state constitutions, and voters in Maine and Washington may get the chance to decide whether to begin allowing gay marriages. ❋ Unknown (2012)

Indeed, they can fairly be described as such -- as verses from the national scripture -- words that enshrine ideals we firmly believe set us apart and give our nation meaning and purpose. ❋ Gustav Niebuhr (2011)

Packed with new ministers who had been at the heart of the mass demonstrations in rejection of the privatisation of urban water, the new administration became one of the first governments in the world to enshrine the right to water in its constitution. ❋ Unknown (2011)

And there are multilateral treaty changes being formalized now, among all 27 European Union members except for the recalcitrant U.K. and Czech Republic, that will enshrine stronger joint fiscal discipline and oversight. ❋ Donald L. Luskin (2012)

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi announced late on Friday he would bring forward measures to balance the budget by one year to 2013, swiftly enshrine a balanced budget rule in the constitution and enact welfare and labor market reforms by decree. ❋ Reuters (2011)

In 2006, rejecting efforts to enshrine in statute a limited combat role for women, Congress required only that the secretary of defense provide 30 days notice of any change in current policy to both the House and Senate. ❋ Nancy Duff Campbell (2011)

The House of Delegates on Tuesday approved a resolution that would enshrine Virginia's "right-to-work" law in its constitution, thereby making permanent the state's traditional wariness toward the influence of labor unions. ❋ Fredrick Kunkle (2011)

In its most counter-conventional move to date, it is planning to enshrine the rights of Pachamama Mother Earth in national law. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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