shrine
Derivation
- Latin: scrinium
Article
Case or chest for books or papers, the box, casket, or other repository in which the relics of a saint are preserved. Also refers to a tomb-like erection of rich workmanship enclosing the same.
MLA Citation
- “shrine”. New Catholic Dictionary. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 October 2018. Web. 8 June 2024. <>