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Shrine vs Martyry - What's the difference?

shrine | martyry |

As nouns the difference between shrine and martyry

is that shrine is 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 while martyry is a shrine in honor of a (usually religious, notably christian) martyr, possibly at his grave.

As a verb shrine

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

shrine

English

(wikipedia shrine)

Noun

(en noun)
  • 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.
  • A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
  • A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
  • a shrine of art

    Verb

    (shrin)
  • To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
  • Shrined in his sanctuary. — Milton.

    martyry

    English

    Noun

    (martyries)
  • A shrine in honor of a (usually religious, notably Christian) martyr, possibly at his grave
  • :''Major martyries are often traditional destinations of pilgrimages, hence become chapels or churches beyond the local parish needs