Synonyms of shrine

shrine

noun

ˈshrīn 

as in sanctuary

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 & Similar Words

• sanctuary
• sanctum
• reliquary
• martyry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of shrine

The Bay Area hosting the All-Star game makes the weekend a shrine to Curry. —Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2025

Parts of the Louis Armstrong Airport are like a shrine to the championship game, with images of team logos and the 59th Super Bowl’s Roman numerals, LIX, everywhere. —Ira Porter, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Feb. 2025

For all the shortcomings in this nationwide effort, most Germans today set an example of remorse that shames Turkish nationalist leaders equivocating about the Armenian genocide, or rightist Japanese politicians visiting the Yasukuni war shrine in Tokyo that honors Class A war criminals. —Gary J. Bass, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025

Villagers plundered the shrine and sold the bronzes to antiquities dealers like Robert Hecht, who faced allegations of smuggling before his death in 2012. —Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Feb. 2025