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shrine

what it means

A shrine is a small holy place, and it is small on purpose. A temple or a church is a building you go into; a shrine is often no bigger than a shelf — a box, a gate, a stone by a road — and what makes it holy is the one thing kept there. The Latin word behind it means a case for keeping something precious, which is the whole idea in four words. It travels well past religion, too. Fans call a musician's childhood house a shrine, and a room left exactly as someone left it is a shrine to them. In every use the shape holds: a small place, kept for one thing, treated with care.

Un shrine es un lugar sagrado pequeño, y lo pequeño es a propósito. Un templo es un edificio en el que entras; un shrine puede no ser mayor que un estante —una caja, una piedra junto al camino— y lo sagrado es la única cosa que se guarda ahí. El latín de origen significa estuche para algo precioso.

Um shrine é um lugar sagrado pequeno, e o pequeno é de propósito. Um templo é um prédio em que se entra; um shrine pode não ser maior que uma prateleira — uma caixa, uma pedra na beira da estrada — e o sagrado é a única coisa guardada ali. O latim de origem significa estojo para algo precioso.

Un shrine, c'est un petit lieu sacré, et la petitesse est voulue. Un temple est un bâtiment où l'on entre ; un shrine n'est parfois pas plus grand qu'une étagère — une boîte, une pierre au bord d'un chemin — et ce qui le rend sacré, c'est la seule chose qu'on y garde. Le latin d'origine veut dire coffret pour un objet précieux. Une chambre laissée intacte est un shrine.

Shrine adalah tempat suci yang kecil, dan kecilnya disengaja. Kuil adalah bangunan yang Anda masuki; shrine sering tak lebih besar dari sebuah rak — sebuah kotak, sebuah batu di tepi jalan — dan yang membuatnya suci adalah satu benda yang disimpan di sana. Kata Latin asalnya berarti wadah untuk sesuatu yang berharga.

Shrine, küçük bir kutsal yerdir ve küçüklüğü bilerektir. Tapınak içine girdiğiniz bir yapıdır; shrine çoğu zaman bir raftan büyük değildir — bir kutu, yol kenarında bir taş — ve onu kutsal yapan, orada tutulan tek şeydir. Kökteki Latince kelime değerli bir şeyi saklayan kap demektir.

shrine は小さな聖なる場所で、小ささはわざとです。寺や教会は中に入る建物ですが、shrine は棚ほどの大きさのことも多い——箱、門、道端の石。聖なるものにしているのは、そこに納められている一つのものです。語源のラテン語は「大切なものをしまう容れ物」。そのままにしてある部屋も、その人への shrine です。

  1. 01

    noun

    a small holy place, often built around one sacred object

    There is a shrine at the bend in the road.

  2. 02

    noun

    a place kept and visited because of who or what it honours

    The house has become a shrine for readers.

  3. 03

    verb

    enshrine — to keep something in a place of honour

    The right to protest is enshrined in the constitution.

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