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Shrine
Shrine Shrine, v. t.
To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. ``Shrined
in his sanctuary.' --Milton.
Shrine
Shrine Shrine (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[=i]n, from
L. scrinium a case, chest, box.]
1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are
deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.
Too weak the sacred shrine guard. --Byron.
3. A place or object hallowed from its history or
associations; as, a shrine of art.
ShrineShrine Shrine, n.
Short for
Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a
secret order professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a
son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the
Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order,
established in the United States in 1872, only Knights
Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for
admission, though the order itself is not Masonic.
Meaning of shrines from wikipedia
- war memorial.
Shrines can be
found in
various settings, such as churches, temples, cemeteries, or as
household shrines.
Portable shrines are also found...
- yashiro.
Miniature shrines (hokora) can
occasionally be
found on roadsides.
Large shrines sometimes have on
their precincts miniature shrines,
sessha (摂社) or...
- Jingū is a
shrine complex composed of many
Shinto shrines centered on two main
shrines, Naikū [ja] (内宮) and Gekū [ja] (外宮). The
Inner Shrine, Naikū (also...
- of
black Shriners to
continue practicing and
fundraising nationwide. The
Worldwide Fraternal Shrine Family counts 35,000
members in 227
shrines, with its...
- locations. The kami are
worshipped at
kamidana household shrines,
family shrines, and
jinja public shrines. The
latter are
staffed by priests,
known as kannushi...
-
Shokonsha but
renamed to
Gokoku shrines in 1939. They are
considered the ****anese
equivalent of the Martyrs'
shrines of
other Asian cultures. The Chōshū...
-
Shinto shrine (ichinomiya) of Aki Province. This
shrine is one of the "Three
Great Shrines of Aki Province",
along with Take
Shrine and
Hayatani Shrine. The...
-
Inari shrines are well
known and
remain some of the most
familiar and
recognizable shrines to the ****anese people. The
entrance to an
Inari shrine is typically...
-
shrines (****anese: 神明神社, lit. '
Shrine of deity') are
shrines dedicated to the
worship of the ****anese
solar deity Amaterasu. The head
Shinmei shrine is...
- rank of
government supported shrines.
Unlike most
Shinto shrines,
Fushimi Inari-taisha, in
keeping with
typical Inari shrines, has an open view of the main...
