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Another word for shrine

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Noun

  1. A sacred or holy place

    See also:

    sacred

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Another word for shrine

Noun
  1. See also:

    church

    altar

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Sentence Examples

  • Nicolo is the so-called Oratory of Phalaris, a shrine of the 2nd century B.C., 274 ft.

  • A cross and a shrine of St Cronan are in the churchyard.

  • There is a small shrine at the spot, containing a bas-relief representing the birth of the Buddha.

  • Lastly, Peisistratus carried out the purification of Delos, the sacred island of Apollo of the Ionians; all the tombs were removed from the neighbourhood of the shrine, the abode of the god of light and joy.

  • square erections, like a shrine or small temple, surmounted by a canopy called from its shape a T.

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