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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 Shrine from wikipedia
- A
shrine (Latin:
scrinium "case or
chest for
books or papers"; Old French:
escrin "box or case") is a
sacred space dedicated to a
specific deity, ancestor...
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Shriners International,
formally known as the
Ancient Arabic Order of the
Nobles of the
Mystic Shrine (AAONMS), is an
American Masonic society established...
- A
Shinto shrine (神社, jinja, archaic: shinsha, meaning: "place of the god(s)") is a
structure whose main
purpose is to
house ("enshrine") one or more kami...
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Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社 (嚴島神社), Itsukushima-jinja) is a
Shinto shrine on the
island of
Itsukushima (po****rly
known as Miyajima), best
known for its "floating"...
- 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...
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Yasukuni Shrine (靖国神社 or 靖國神社,
Yasukuni Jinja, lit. 'Peaceful
Country Shrine') is a
Shinto shrine located in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was
founded by Emperor...
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Meiji Shrine (明治神宮,
Meiji Jingū) is a
Shinto shrine in Shibuya, Tokyo, that is
dedicated to the
deified spirits of
Emperor Meiji and his wife, Empress...
- Holy Eucharist, also
known as the Our Lady of
Lindogon Shrine and
commonly known as the
Simala Shrine or the
Simala Parish Church is a
Roman Catholic pilgrimage...
- The
Hazratbal Shrine (Kashmiri: درگاه حَضْرَت بل), po****rly
called Dargah Sharif ("the Holy
Shrine"), is a
Muslim shrine located in
Hazratbal locality...
- The Sannō
Shrine (山王神社, Sannō Jinja,
literally Mountain king
shrine),
located about 800
metres south-east of the
atomic bomb
hypocentre in Nagasaki, is...