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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. Founded...
- A
Shinto shrine (神社, jinja, archaic: shinsha, meaning: "kami
shrine") is a
structure whose main
purpose is to
house ("enshrine") one or more kami, the...
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Itsukushima Shrine (厳島神社, Itsukushima-jinja) is a
Shinto shrine on the
island of
Itsukushima (po****rly
known as Miyajima), best
known for its "floating"...
- (神宮), Ise
Shrine is a
shrine complex composed of many
Shinto shrines centered on two main
shrines, Naikū (内宮) and Gekū (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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Yamamiya Sengen Shrine,
Murayama Sengen Shrine,
Suyama Sengen Shrine, Fuji
Sengen Shrine,
Kawaguchi Asama Shrine, and Fuji
Omuro Sengen Shrine were
added to...
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shrine or martyr's
shrine is any
shrine in
honour of a
martyr or martyrs. It may
refer to: Martyrium, a type of
Christian building Martyrs'
shrines (China)...
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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...
- below).
Shrine(s) or The
Shrine may also
refer to: Martyrs'
Shrine (disambiguation)
National shrine, a
Catholic church or
other sacred place Shrine Catholic...
