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Shrine meaning
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. | A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint. | A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
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Example sentences (20)
After a bad experience, she locked herself inside her shrine, only to be seen by the shrine maiden.
After having a darshan at the holy cave of the shrine, Jacqueline Fernandez praised Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) for providing all facilities to the devotees.
During the election campaign, she once visited the shrine of Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto in Garhi Khuda Bakhsh and sat there alone for several hours, closing all the doors of the shrine.
The Antipolo Cathedral also known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Peace and Good Voyage is now officially an international shrine.
This tradition continued to grow into the 20th century and in 1934, a national shrine was established at Walsingham, with a Pontifical Shrine remaining at the Church of Our Lady of the Annunciation.
CARDINAL Jose Advincula if archbishop of Manila celebrates Mass to formally declare the Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Our Lady of Mercy in Novaliches, Quezon City, as a national shrine on September 15.
The conversation between the shrine and Notre Dame began in 2022, with the latter agreeing to loan the relic to the shrine after the museum opened in September 2023.
The lower shrine's architecture resembles that of Ise Grand Shrine, featuring the ancient Shinmei-zukuri style from around 485 AD.
The shrine’s upper church is open, but the lower shrine and gift shop remain closed until Pennsylvania enters the “green” phase of COVID-19 restrictions.
Bishop Felipe J. Estevez of St. Augustine made a surprise announcement during Mass Oct. 11 that the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has elevated the Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche to national shrine status.
After previous stints as a Shrine Bowl assistant, Alexander decided to become a Shriner and is a member of the Arab Shrine Center based in Topeka.
A source and villager from Matobo, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the shrine was bombed on Friday night and the attack was discovered by the shrine caretaker Solifa Ncube on Saturday morning.
The Class A war criminals are only a symptom of the main problem with the shrine, that problem being what the shrine stands for.
The late Madam Kayode was the owner of one of the biggest and most frequented shrine in Salvador, Brazil – Ile Ase Opo Afonja Shrine.
The Shrine Board had also made elaborate arrangements for the pilgrims who visited the Holy Cave Shrine of Shri Mata Vaishno Devi during Navratras.
Along with this, Tlaloc is manifested in the form of boulders at shrine-sites, and in the Valley of Mexico the primary shrine of this deity was located atop Mount Tlaloc.
Editor-in-chief of the conservative Yomiuri Shimbun Tsuneo Watanabe criticized the Yasukuni Shrine as a bastion of revisionism: "The Yasukuni Shrine runs a museum where they show items in order to encourage and worship militarism.
In 1220, Becket's bones were moved to a new gold-plated and bejewelled shrine behind the high altar in the Trinity Chapel. citation The shrine was supported by three pairs of pillars, placed on a raised platform with three steps.
The kamidana is a household shrine that acts as a substitute for a large shrine on a daily basis.
This is shown by the absence of sooty deposits from butter lamps on the base of the shrine image, and the lack of damage to the paintings that would have happened if the garland-hooks around the shrine had been in use for any period of time.