enshrine
English
WOTD – 15 March 2012
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ɪnˈʃɹʌɪn/, /ɛnˈʃɹʌɪn/
Verb
enshrine (third-person singular simple present enshrines, present participle enshrining, simple past and past participle enshrined)
- (transitive) To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
- (transitive) To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 256:
- At the centre of Muhammad's achievement was the extraordinary poetry which enshrined his revelations.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 256:
- To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
- Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.
Translations
to enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest
to preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine
to protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty
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