Hypertext Webster Gateway: "enshrine"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Enshrine \En*shrine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enshrined}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Enshrining}.]
To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or
cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in
memory.

We will enshrine it as holy relic. --Massinger.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

enshrine
v 1: enclose in a shrine, as of an object for religious purposes
[syn: {shrine}]
2: hold sacred [syn: {saint}]


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