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shrine | x |

As a noun 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.

As a verb shrine

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

As a letter x is

the twenty-fourth letter of the.

As a symbol x is

voiceless velar fricative.

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.

    x

    Translingual

    {{Basic Latin character info, previous=W, next=Y, image= (wikipedia X)

    Etymology 1

    Letter

  • The twenty-fourth letter of the .
  • See also
    (Latn-script)

    Cardinal number

    (mul-number)
  • The number 10.
  • Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
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  • Etymology 2

    Possibly from skull and crossbones

    Symbol

    (mul-symbol)
  • Derived terms
    * XXX

    See also

    {{Letter , page=X , NATO=X-ray , Morse=–··– , Character=X , Braille=? }} Image:Latin X.png, Capital and lowercase versions of X , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur Roman numerals ----