Shrine vs Sanctity - What's the difference?
shrine | sanctity |
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.
To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
(uncountable) Holiness of life or disposition; saintliness
(uncountable) The condition of being considered sacred; inviolability
(countable) Something considered sacred.
As nouns the difference between shrine and sanctity
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 sanctity is (uncountable) holiness of life or disposition; saintliness.As a verb shrine
is to enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.shrine
English
(wikipedia shrine)Noun
(en noun)- a shrine of art
Verb
(shrin)- Shrined in his sanctuary. — Milton.