Shrines

Word SHRINES
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Definitions and meanings of "Shrines"

What do we mean by shrines?

A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

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The word "shrines" in example sentences

Sanctuary in shrines is still in full operation in Persia; and though often an evil, it is on the whole, as it was in Europe in those days, a vast benefit. ❋ Unknown (1856)

Destruction of Muslim religious shrines is their hallmark, their bloody signature of violence against the masses of Muslims. ❋ Yursil Kidwai (2010)

Originally they were small rectangular or round tablets, usually made of native wood, which were placed in shrines and sacred places as offerings. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Alas, although Christopher Hitchens may have visited HMS Victory in Portsmouth as a small child, his memory of this most holy of British shrines is imperfect. ❋ Unknown (2005)

I have had the privilege of visiting religious shrines from the Basilica in Mexico City to The Vatican to Varanasi to Lourdes and I always come away from those places with a feeling of profound sadness for humanity. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Mellaart had drawn a distinction between buildings he called shrines or “sanctuaries,” those which harbored the richest collections of wall paintings and sculpture, and relatively unadorned structures, which he considered to be ordinary domestic dwellings. ❋ MICHAEL BALTER (2005)

A struggle between the government and the priesthood relative to the right of asylum in shrines, mosques, and other places of sanctity, has been long going on; one party seeking its overthrow, the other its maintenance for the preservation of their own influence over the people. ❋ Unknown (1856)

The eight schools in the Ivy League are known as shrines to academia, with ornate buildings and bucolic surroundings. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2010)

There could be a name--like Omikuji, the fortunes tied to trees in Japanese shrines. ❋ Yuki_onna (2008)

Jinn are said to be attracted to the ancient geography of shrines, many of which predate Islam; as some have it, the shrines were attracted to the jinn. ❋ JDsg (2006)

The shrines are the most wonderful work of their kind in Japan. ❋ Isabella Lucy (2004)

In one of the shrines is a bone of the arm of Simeon. ❋ C. B. Black (N/A)

I have just visited some of the shrines on the Continent and I did find there a great pride in shrines. ❋ Unknown (1937)

Taliban militants generally abhor the Sufi strand of Islam and disapprove of visiting shrines, which is popular with many Pakistanis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Taliban militants abhor the Sufi strand of Islam and disapprove of Muslims visiting shrines, which is popular with many Pakistanis. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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