shrine
/ʃɹaɪ̯n/noun, verb
shrine is spelled S-H-R-I-N-E: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, shrine means “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of shrine is shrines.
How many letters and syllables are in shrine?
| Letters | 6: S-H-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is shrine?
Shrine appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce shrine?
- /ʃɹaɪ̯n/
Shrine has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-shrine.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with shrine?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as shrine.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: shiner.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of shrine
- shrines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- shrining participle, present
- shrined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does shrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
- 3
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
a shrine of art
verb
- 1
To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Shrine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sanctuaire, lieu saint , châsse |
| German | Heiligtum, Schrein, Grabkirche, Heiligenkapelle, Bildstock, Wegekreuz |
| Portuguese | relicário, santuário, oratório |
| Spanish | santuario, ermita , relicario |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does shrine come from?
From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”), “case or chest for books or papers” in Classical Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrīni (German Schrein).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).