shrine
shrine n
OE < L. scrinium, case or chest for books or papers.
- Case; box; display case.
- Sanctuary; cell; cubicle; refuge; retreat; haven; hideaway; quiet room.
- Tabernacle; chapel; [fig.] Body; dwelling place for the human heart.
- Reliquary; place of worship; [fig.] tomb; burial monument; final resting place.