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Definitions of shrine
  1. verb
    enclose in a shrine
    "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"

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  2. noun
    a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
Definition that contains shrine
  • shrine enclose in a shrine
  • oracle a shrine where an oracular god is consulted
  • nagano a city in central Honshu to the northwest of Tokyo; site of a Buddhist shrine
  • kaaba (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
  • tope a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
  • stupa a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
  • enshrine enclose in a shrine
  • caaba (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying
  • joss house a Chinese temple or shrine for idol worship
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