shrine
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++shrine /ʃraɪn/ noun [countable] 1 RRa place that is connected with a holy event or holy person, and that people visit to pray 圣坛；圣地；圣殿shrine of/to his pilgrimage to the shrine of St John 他去敬奉圣约翰的圣地朝圣2 VISITa place that people visit and respect because it is connected with a famous person or event 〔与名人或著名事件有关的〕圣地 Elvis’ home has become a shrine for his fans. 猫王的故居成了歌迷的朝圣地。shrine to The museum is a shrine to the great Spanish artist. 这座博物馆是瞻仰这位伟大西班牙画家的圣地。
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shrine• Hope then built a beautiful shrine at the other end of the village.• Both shrines flourish today and co-operate ecumenically.• the Lenin shrine in Moscow• a Shinto shrine• In the same fashion, they also brought down the Shinto shrine.• You were more interested in having us bow before the shrine than teaching students.• Kalchu took off his shoes and went into the shrine.• Various offerings of Sake, branches and salt were made to the shrine that had been established on the site.• To me, this voyage was something much more-it was a pilgrimage to the shrine of my philosophy.shrine of/to• Some fifty centres of the cult of the Magdalen also contain shrines to the Black Virgin.• Q: Indeed, it seems St Joseph's has become a holy shrine to many.• In the west of Ireland a small roadside shrine to the Virgin Mary stands almost alongside an equally modest stone circle.• They opened fire on pilgrims at the shrine of Amarnath, southeast of Srinagar.• Paramat stood by the doorway with the attitude of a tourist at the shrine of an exotic religious sect.• Worship at the shrine of beauty is a distraction from true worship.• To me, this voyage was something much more-it was a pilgrimage to the shrine of my philosophy.Origin shrine Old English scrin, from Latin scrinium “case, box”shrine nounChinese
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shrine
shrine /ʃraɪn/
noun [countable]
shrine of/to
his pilgrimage to the shrine of St John
2. a place that people visit and respect because it is connected with a famous person or event:
Elvis’ home has become a shrine for his fans.
shrine to
The museum is a shrine to the great Spanish artist.
shrine /ʃraɪn/
noun [countable] Language: Old English
Origin: scrin, from Latin scrinium 'case, box'
1. a place that is connected with a holy event or holy person, and that people visit to prayOrigin: scrin, from Latin scrinium 'case, box'
shrine of/to
2. a place that people visit and respect because it is connected with a famous person or event:
shrine to