Synonyms for shrine
ʃraɪnshrine

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1. shrineverb

   a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

2. enshrine, shrineverb

   enclose in a shrine

   "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"

   Synonyms:
   saint, enshrine

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1. fane

   middle english from latin fanum

   Submitted by JP03 on October 26, 2014  

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1. shrinenoun

   Synonyms:
   altar, place of worship, sacred place

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1. List of paraphrases for "shrine":

   mausoleum, sanctuary, mazar-e, mazar, tomb, altar, temple, idol, sanctum

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1. Mohammed Arif:

   My father used to bring me to this shrine, now I am bringing my children.

2. Anne Songsri Noen-nark:

   I came to give my prayers here this morning at the shrine after I heard about what bad things had happened here, asking the gods to quickly catch the man that did this, i am so disheartened and so sad this happened and it is so bad for our country.

3. Yasuo Fukuda:

   I think one should not do something provocative toward international opinion at this juncture, and I think that Prime Minister Abe is thinking quite cautiously about whether to go to Yasukuni Shrine.

4. Prayar Gopalakrishnan:

   The Board will implead in the case to protect the interests of the devotees, the divinity of the shrine comes from this custom. That will be protected at any cost.

5. Hussein Sharifi:

   We've taken into consideration the range of mortars and rockets that might reach us (at the shrine), the enemy cannot reach the city. We have secured it completely.