enshrine

Pronunciation:		en'shrIn
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WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[v] enclose in a shrine, as of an object for religious purposes [v] hold sacred

	Synonyms:	saint, shrine

	See Also:	enclose, fear, inclose, revere, reverence, shut in, venerate

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\En*shrine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enshrined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enshrining}.] To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. We will enshrine it as holy relic. --Massinger.

Thesaurus Terms

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