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shrine
Definition
A shrine is a place or shelter which is dedicated to the worship of a deity or idol.
- A shrine would normally contain some type of altar as a place to offer a sacrifice to the deity.
- In the Bible, the use of the term shrine usually refers to a place of pagan deity worship, for example the shrine of the Greek goddess Diana.
- This term occasionally refers to a place where God is worshiped, especially if it specifies that.