shrine

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of SHRINE

a place that is considered sacred (as within a religion) <for centuries pilgrims have traveled to the shrine of Saint Thomas à Becket in Canterbury, England>

Synonyms sanctuary, sanctum

Related Words reliquary; martyry

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