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What is the noun for shrine?

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shrine
  1. A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
  2. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
  3. A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. altar, sanctum, sanctorium, sanctuary, sacrarium, stupa, chorten, dargah, marabout, tirtha, tope, ciborium, fane, feretory, martyry, nymphaeum, dojo, enshrinement, holy place, Holy City, hallowed place, place of pilgrimage, sacred place, temple, chancel, holy of holies, sanctum sanctorum, inner sanctum, Holy of Holies, tabernacle, church, presbytery, naos, adytum, bema, chapel, cathedral, synagogue, mosque, place of worship, house of God, house of prayer, house of worship, minster, basilica … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “Again, she would ramble forth to steal a fond look at the holy shrine where her heart worshipped with such ardent devotion.”
      “The Emberbound cultists often gather in the shrine to perform rituals, meditate, and receive guidance from the divine essence of Pyraxis.”
      “Adriana hid the trinkets in her bedroom, in her little shrine with its statue of the Virgin.”
shrinegoer
  1. (very rare) One who goes to a shrine.
shrinelet
  1. A little shrine.
shrinegoers
  1. plural of shrinegoer
shrinelets
  1. plural of shrinelet
shrines
  1. plural of shrine
  2. Synonyms:
      3. altars, sanctums, sanctuaries, sacraria, stupas, chortens, dargahs, marabouts, tirthas, topes, ciboriums, fanes, feretories, martyries, nymphaeums, dojos, enshrinement, church, chapels, temples, cathedrals, synagogues, tabernacles, mosques, places of worship, houses of God, houses of worship, basilicas, minsters, shuls, oratories, bethels, chancels, abbeys, kirks, parishes, chantries, pagodas, sacella, mission, masjids, vestries, pantheons, houses, folds, megachurches, procathedrals, alcoves, towers … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “At the same time, we are committed to free access and free practice, to the members of the other two religions, to the holy shrines in Jerusalem.”
      “The shrines in their homes are spattered with cooking fat and they recite a mantra in the same breath as they yell at a yak.”
      “In most Hindu households, shops and businesses you will find altars and shrines, and the day is routinely started with worship of gods and gurus.”
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