n. 1. A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as:
a. a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto.
b. the tomb of a saint or other venerated person.
c. a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred.
2. A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.
3. A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event:
Maple Tree Shrine of Panayia Plataniotissa
"Chuck Severy and Todd Olson Shrine" at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colorado
Railay Beach Shrine for local fisherman in Railay Beach, Thailand
Skull Shrine in Solomon Islands
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