noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ʃɹaɪ̯n/
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rhymes with -aɪn
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
Examples
a shrine of art
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: place of worship, house of prayer, house of God, house of worship
Narrower terms: oracle, stupa, tope, Kaaba, Caaba
6
verb
Meaning 6
enclose in a shrine
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: enshrine
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enclose, close in, inclose, shut in
History
Etymology
From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”), “case or chest for books or papers” in Classical Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrīni (German Schrein).
Across languages
Translations
151 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shenjtë
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Arabic:
ضَرِيح
(ḍarīḥ)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Armenian:
սրբավայր
(srbavayr)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Basque:
santutxo
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Belarusian:
ра́ка
(ráka)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Belarusian:
святы́ня
(svjatýnja)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Belarusian:
храм
(xram)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Bulgarian:
светилище
(svetilište)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Bulgarian:
свети́ня
(svetínja)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Bulgarian:
храм
(hram)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Burmese:
ဌာပနာတိုက်
(htapa.natuik)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Burmese:
နတ်ကွန်း
(natkwan:)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Catalan:
santuari
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Chinese Mandarin:
神社
(shénshè)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Chinese Mandarin:
聖地 /圣地
(shèngdì)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Chinese Mandarin:
聖堂 /圣堂
(shèngtáng)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Czech:
svatyně
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Danish:
helligdom
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Dutch:
schrijn
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Egyptian:
kA:r-O18
(kꜣr)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Esperanto:
adorejo
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Esperanto:
sanktejo
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Estonian:
pühapaik
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Faroese:
halgiskrín
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Finnish:
pyhäkkö
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Finnish:
pyhättö
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Finnish:
alttari
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
French:
sanctuaire
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
French:
lieu saint
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Galician:
santuario
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Galician:
ermida
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Georgian:
ტაძარი
(ṭaʒari)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Georgian:
საკურთხეველი
(saḳurtxeveli)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Georgian:
აკლდამა
(aḳldama)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
German:
Heiligtum
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
German:
Schrein
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
German:
Grabkirche
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
German:
Heiligenkapelle
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
German:
Bildstock
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
German:
Wegekreuz
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Greek:
βωμός
(vomós)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Greek:
ναός
(naós)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Ancient Greek:
ἱερόν
(hierón)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Ancient Greek:
ἄδυτον
(áduton)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Hebrew:
מִקְדָּשׁ
(mikdásh)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Hindi:
मंदिर
(mandir)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Hindi:
दरगाह
(dargāh)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Hindi:
मज़ार
(mazār)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Hungarian:
kegyhely
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Hungarian:
búcsújáró hely
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Hungarian:
szentély
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Icelandic:
helgidómur
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Italian:
reliquiario
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Italian:
santuario
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Italian:
edicola
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Japanese:
聖堂
(seidō)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Japanese:
聖地
(seichi)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Japanese:
神社
(jinja)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Old Javanese:
caitya
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Old Javanese:
cetya
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Old Javanese:
saṅgar
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Old Javanese:
tuṅkub
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Khmer:
ចេតិយ
(caetdəy)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Khmer:
វត្ត
(vŏət)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Korean:
성당
(seongdang)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Korean:
신사
(sinsa)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Lao:
ສານເຈົ້າ
(sān chao)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Lao:
ວັດ
(wat)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Latin:
aedicula
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Latin:
delubrum
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Latin:
sacellum
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Latin:
aedis
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Latin:
fanum
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Latvian:
svētnīca
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Lithuanian:
šventovė
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Lithuanian:
šventvietė
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Macedonian:
свети́лиште
(svetílište)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Macedonian:
храм
(hram)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Macedonian:
све́тиња
(svétinja)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Malay:
kuil
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Malay:
keramat
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Māori:
tūāhu
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Māori:
ahurewa
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Mongolian:
бунхан
(bunxan)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Norwegian Bokmål:
helligdom
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Iranian Persian:
زِیارَتْگاه
(ziyâratgâh)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Iranian Persian:
مَکانِ مُقَدَّس
(makân-e moġaddas)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Plautdietsch:
Denkjmol
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Polish:
świątynia
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Polish:
miejsce kultu
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Polish:
chram
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Portuguese:
relicário
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Portuguese:
santuário
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Portuguese:
oratório
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Romanian:
sanctuar
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Romanian:
altar
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Russian:
ра́ка
(ráka)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Russian:
святы́ня
(svjatýnja)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Russian:
храм
(xram)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Northern Sami:
giisá
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
све́тиња
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
шкри̏ња
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
хра̑м
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
све̏тӣште
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
svétinja
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
škrȉnja
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
hrȃm
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Serbo-Croatian:
svȅtīšte
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Sicilian:
santuaru
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Slovak:
svätyňa
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Slovene:
svetišče
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Spanish:
santuario
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Spanish:
ermita
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Swedish:
helgedom
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Swedish:
vallfärdsplats
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Swedish:
mecka
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Thai:
ศาลเจ้า
(sǎan-jâao)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Thai:
สักการสถาน
(sàk-gaa-rá-sà-tǎan)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Thai:
วัด
(wát)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Turkish:
türbe
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Turkish:
mabet
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Ugaritic:
𐎀𐎘𐎗
(ảṯr)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Ukrainian:
ра́ка
(ráka)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Ukrainian:
святи́ня
(svjatýnja)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Ukrainian:
храм
(xram)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Urdu:
دَرْگاہ
(dargāh)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Urdu:
مَنْدِر
(mandir)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Urdu:
مَزار
(mazār)
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Venetan:
capitèl
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Vietnamese:
lăng
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Vietnamese:
mộ
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Vietnamese:
đền
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Vietnamese:
điện
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Vietnamese:
linh địa
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Welsh:
cysegrfan
— a holy place dedicated to a specific figure of respect
Bulgarian:
мощехранителница
(moštehranitelnica)
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Catalan:
reliquiari
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Esperanto:
relikvujo
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Esperanto:
sanktejo
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
French:
châsse
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Galician:
firmal
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Galician:
cubela
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
German:
Schrein
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Greek:
λάρνακα
(lárnaka)
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Greek:
λειψανοθήκη
(leipsanothíki)
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Icelandic:
helgiskrín
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Irish:
cumhdach
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Latin:
sacrārium
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Romanian:
raclă
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Northern Sami:
giisá
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
Spanish:
relicario
— a case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics — see also reliquary
