shrine
Example Sentences
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Her home is a shrine to Regency England; a life-size cutout of actor Colin Firth—from what many consider the best of the many renditions of “Pride & Prejudice”—stands watch over her much-ruffled bedroom.
Their loved one's ashes are placed inside and the space turned into an ancestral shrine.
From BBC
But “Ankhmerwer”—gorgeously inscribed and illustrated and sprinkled with glimmering gold shrines, crowns, birds, gods and sun disks—rewards close looking and empathetic eyes.
Cherry flowers at ancient temples and shrines in Kyoto are particularly popular among visitors and locals.
From Barron's
In a salty touch, the first thing Kenna does is remove his roadside cross, claiming he hated memorial shrines.
From Los Angeles Times
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