shrine

English Thesaurus

1. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	house of god, house of prayer, house of worship, place of worship,
definition	:	any building where congregations gather for prayer (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	oracle,
definition	:	a shrine where an oracular god is consulted (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	stupa, tope,
definition	:	a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists (noun.artifact)

instance hyponym	:	caaba, kaaba,
definition	:	(Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine; believed to have been given by Gabriel to Abraham; Muslims turn in its direction when praying (noun.artifact)

2. enclose in a shrine (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	close in, enclose, inclose, shut in,
definition	:	surround completely (verb.contact)

3. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	enshrine, shrine,
definition	:	enclose in a shrine (verb.contact)

4. enclose in a shrine (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shrine,
definition	:	a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person (noun.artifact)

5. a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	enshrine, shrine,
definition	:	enclose in a shrine (verb.contact)

6. enclose in a shrine (verb.contact)

derivation	:	shrine,
definition	:	a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person (noun.artifact)