Enclose+in+a+shrine

  • 1enclose — Synonyms and related words: admit, assimilate, beleaguer, beset, besiege, blockade, bottle up, bound, box in, box up, cage, chamber, check, circle, circle in, circumscribe, cloister, close, close in, compass, compass about, complete, comprehend,… …

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  • 2en|shrine — «ehn SHRIHN», transitive verb, shrined, shrin|ing. 1. to enclose in a shrine: »A fragment of the Cross is enshrined in the cathedral. 2. Figurative. to keep sacred; cherish: »Memories of happier days were enshrined in the old man s heart …

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  • 3enshrine — en•shrine [[t]ɛnˈʃraɪn[/t]] v. t. shrined, shrin•ing 1) to enclose in a shrine 2) to cherish as sacred • Etymology: 1575–85 en•shrine′ment, n …

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  • 4enshrine — verb a) To enclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory. b) To induct into a …

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  • 5enshrine — v. a. 1. Enclose in a shrine. 2. Preserve (as something sacred), embalm, treasure, cherish, keep unimpaired …

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  • 7Sikh architecture — Sikh architecture, is a style of architecture that is characterized with values of progressiveness, exquisite intricacy, austere beauty and logical flowing lines. Due to its progressive style, it is constantly evolving into many newly developing… …

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  • 8Altar — For other uses, see Altar (disambiguation). Detail from Religion, Charles Sprague Pearce (1896). Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C …

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  • 9Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …

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  • 10Torii —    The distinctive archway which marks the approach or entrance to a Shinto shrine (see Jinja). It typically consists of two round uprights (hashira) supporting a two layer upper cross beam (kasagi supported on shimagi) often curving up slightly… …

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