different between shrine vs martyry

English

Etymology

From Middle English shryne, from Old English scr?n (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Latin scr?nium (“case or chest for books or papers”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skr?ni (German Schrein).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??a??n/
• Rhymes: -a?n

Noun

shrine (plural shrines)

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. (figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

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Verb

shrine (third-person singular simple present shrines, present participle shrining, simple past and past participle shrined)

1. To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.

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Anagrams

• Hiners, Hirens, Shiner, renshi, rhines, shiner

English

Etymology

From Late Latin martyrium (also 'martyrdom'), from Ancient Greek (martyrion), from (martys) 'witness'

Noun

martyry (plural martyries)

1. A shrine in honor of a (usually religious, notably Christian) martyr, possibly at his grave. I

   Major martyries are often traditional destinations of pilgrimages, hence become chapels or churches beyond the local parish needs

2. A shrine at a site which "bears witness" to a crucial religious event not related to a tomb.

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