enshrine

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But the three things he does name enshrine the best convictions of his life and the substance of his labors in behalf of his country,--political independence, religious freedom, and popular education The fame of Jefferson as author of the Declaration of Independence is more than supported by his writings at different times which bear on American freedom and the rights of man.

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  1. transitive verb To enclose in or as if in a shrine.
  2. transitive verb To cherish as sacred.

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  • The only honest way of reciting the creeds is to strip the mythological framework from the truth they enshrine-that is, assuming that they contain any truth at all, which is just the question that theology has to ask. —  haligweorc
  • While I think perhaps it might have been a good idea to find a way to enshrine or append an auctioneers 'code of ethics to the legislation, in the meanwhile the Greens support the proposed amendment which will leave things with the status quo in regards to auctions. —  Green Party news
  • Labor Premier Alan Carpenter, who has vowed to enshrine a ban on mining yellowcake in law if he is re-elected, said it could take some time for the outcome of the election to be determined. —  Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
  • I give you the Employment Act of 1946, which was meant to more or less enshrine the same goals as the 1978 bill, but was watered down. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • And to enshrine such irrationality and discrimination in the Constitution itself earns the proponents of such a loathsome idea an eternal date with the devil. —  Once Upon a Time...
 

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/ɛnˈʃraɪn/
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