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Definition of Shrines

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.
Shrine
Shrine 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...
- 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...
- Myōkō-Togakushi Renzan National Park. Togakushi Shrine consists of five shrines that can be visited in any order: The Lower Shrine (宝光社, Hōkō-sha) enshrines the deity...
- Shokonsha but renamed to Gokoku shrines in 1939. They are considered the ****anese equivalent of the Martyrs' shrines of other Asian cultures. The Chōshū...
- its will) as vocational functions in their service to shrines. As time p****ed, they left the shrines and began working independently in secular society....
- List of Shinto shrines in Kyoto includes many Shinto shrines; but this list encomp****es only some of the 400 Shinto shrines with scattered locations throughout...
- (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...
- television episode Shrine (novel), a 1983 novel by James Herbert Shrines (Armand Hammer album), 2020 Shrines (Purity Ring album), 2012 "Shrine", a song by the...