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  1. shrining: Merriam-Webster
  2. shrining: Collins English Dictionary
  3. shrining: Vocabulary.com
  4. shrining: Wiktionary
  5. shrining: Dictionary.com
  6. shrining: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. shrining: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (shrine)

noun:  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.
noun:  A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
noun:  (figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
verb:  To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
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