Shrine - English meaning

noun

The table in a christian church at which the bread and wine are consecrated in communion services.

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The huge jewelled tabernacle above the altar was executed by jacopo da trezzo

noun

A type of table used in religious ceremonies

noun

A structure with a flat top, often shaped like a table, that is used in some religious ceremonies, for example as a place to put important religious objects

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The ancient egyptians erected altars to isis., the chapel contains a splendid early baroque altar.

noun

A small building or room used for christian worship in a school, prison, hospital, or large private house.

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A service in the chapel

adjective

Belonging to or regularly attending a nonconformist chapel.

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Staunch chapel folk

noun

A room that is part of a larger building and is used for christian worship

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The college/hospital/prison has its own chapel., the chapel of st paul

noun

A building used for public christian worship.

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The church was largely rebuilt at the end of the 15th century

verb

Take (a woman who has recently given birth) to church for a service of thanksgiving.

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The presence of these four additional women, all with candles, alongside mary's human spouse, sugge…

noun

A building for christian religious activities

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We came to a church and went inside to sit and enjoy the quiet., [ u ] he went on a trip with some …

noun

A muslim holy man or hermit, especially in north africa.

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At the mosque, the marabout and the father give the baby an arabic name from the koran.

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A muslim religious leader or teacher, especially in north africa

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Senegalese children have been learning from marabouts in quranic schools since the 11th century., e…

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A shrine or church erected in honour of a martyr.

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In martyries and monasteries ordinations are strictly forbidden.

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A grotto or shrine dedicated to a nymph or nymphs.

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The spring itself, the pool into which it drains, and the nymphaeum dedicated to the imperial cult …

noun

The sanctuary of a church.

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It is now on display in the sacrarium of the catholic parish church of neu-st heribert.

noun

Refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.

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His sons took sanctuary in the church

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Protection or a safe place, esp. for someone or something being chased or hunted

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[ u ] the storm’s survivors took sanctuary in the church., [ c ] a wildlife/bird sanctuary, [ c ] n…

noun

A sacred place, especially a shrine within a temple or church.

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An icon installed within the sanctum of the temple

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A dome-shaped building erected as a buddhist shrine.

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Drawing closer, you could see the clutter of centuries of buddhist veneration: stupas, buddha image…

noun

(in biblical use) a fixed or movable dwelling, typically of light construction.

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During this festival, the hebrews dwelled in booths or tabernacles made of branches, which symboliz…

noun

A place of religious worship

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We stopped for a prayer meeting at a tabernacle.

noun

A building devoted to the worship of a god or gods.

noun

The flat part of either side of the head between the forehead and the ear.

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A man with curly hair greying at the temples

noun

A device in a loom for keeping the cloth stretched.

verb

Drink alcohol to excess, especially on a regular basis.

Usage examples:

He was toping the while from a flagon of sack

noun

Another term for stupa.

noun

(in south asia) a grove or plantation of trees, especially mango trees.

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In 1894, rice reported that there were about 2000 topes with about 100,000 trees in the entire bang…