Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To enclose in or as if in a shrine.
- transitive verb To cherish as sacred.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To inclose in or as in a shrine or chest; deposit for safe-keeping in or as in a cabinet; hence, to preserve with care and affection; cherish.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in ashrine orchest . - verb transitive To
preserve orcherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence. - verb To
protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an officiallaw ortreaty
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb enclose in a shrine
- verb hold sacred
Etymologies
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Examples
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Granted, some of our medical and scientific terms enshrine errors from earlier centuries.
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Granted, some of our medical and scientific terms enshrine errors from earlier centuries.
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Constitution to permanently "enshrine" a set of parents 'rights into American society.
UN Treaty on Children's Rights: The Dawning of a Conspiring New World Order? 2009
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West's message to his audience was not "enshrine" King's legacy.
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public 2010
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West's message to his audience was not "enshrine" King's legacy.
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If passed, the proposed amendment would "enshrine" the Texas Open Beaches Act as a constitutional right, Texas General Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson has said.
The Facts: News 2009
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And there are multilateral treaty changes being formalized now, among all 27 European Union members except for the recalcitrant U.K. and Czech Republic, that will enshrine stronger joint fiscal discipline and oversight.
Europe's Supply-Side Revolution Donald L. Luskin 2012
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If he is not to be remembered as someone who has hit more international sixes than any England player except Andrew Flintoff, and who more than once has gone to a century in that manner and missed out on a couple in the attempt, then it his rearguards that will forever enshrine him in the public affection.
Battling and brave: Paul Collingwood retires from Test cricket 2011
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It has left many wondering how a nation that can build five-star hotels and airports, host a successful football World Cup and enshrine human rights in its constitution can violate the basic right to defecate in private.
Why is South Africa still providing 'apartheid toilets'? | David Smith 2011
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The House of Delegates on Tuesday approved a resolution that would enshrine Virginia's "right-to-work" law in its constitution, thereby making permanent the state's traditional wariness toward the influence of labor unions.
Virginia House backs constitutional amendment to limit unions Fredrick Kunkle 2011
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