Definition of Enshrining

1. Verb. (present participle of enshrine) ¹

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Definition of Enshrining

1. enshrine [v] - See also: enshrine

Lexicographical Neighbors of Enshrining

enshells
enshelter
ensheltered
ensheltering
enshield
enshielded
enshielding
enshields
enshrine
enshrined
enshrinee
enshrinees
enshrinement
enshrinements
enshrines
enshrining (current term)
enshroud
enshrouded
enshrouding
enshrouds
enside
ensifer
ensiferous
ensiform
ensiform cartilage
ensiform leaf
ensiform process
ensign
ensigncies
ensigncy

Literary usage of Enshrining

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Scottish Church by W. Stephen (1894)
"... enshrining the relics of St. Margaret—King's marriage in York Minster—Battle of Largs—Church oppressed by the Regency— Appeals to Parliament—Bishop ..."

2. The Home and Country Readers by Mary Augusta Laselle (1918)
"enshrining LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE High on a breezy hilltop in the southern part of Kentucky, the memorial marking the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln was ..."

3. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia by Bernard Joliat, Sonia Vian (2003)
"The Royal Palace, a humble building enshrining magnificent treasures. room devoted to the diplomatic gifts presented to Laos, ..."

4. Carrs Lane Hymn Book (1908)
"We hail, with homage due, The imperishable glory 645 Of the brave, the good, the true; In love their names enshrining, We take the blessing given; ..."

5. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1877)
"Notices of such enshrining of their relics first appear in the Irish Annals towards ... Thus we read, in 733, of the enshrining of the relics of St. Peter, ..."

6. History of the Scottish Church by W. Stephen (1894)
"... enshrining the relics of St. Margaret—King's marriage in York Minster—Battle of Largs—Church oppressed by the Regency— Appeals to Parliament—Bishop ..."

7. The Home and Country Readers by Mary Augusta Laselle (1918)
"enshrining LINCOLN'S BIRTHPLACE High on a breezy hilltop in the southern part of Kentucky, the memorial marking the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln was ..."

8. Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia by Bernard Joliat, Sonia Vian (2003)
"The Royal Palace, a humble building enshrining magnificent treasures. room devoted to the diplomatic gifts presented to Laos, ..."

9. Carrs Lane Hymn Book (1908)
"We hail, with homage due, The imperishable glory 645 Of the brave, the good, the true; In love their names enshrining, We take the blessing given; ..."

10. Celtic Scotland: A History of Ancient Alban by William Forbes Skene (1877)
"Notices of such enshrining of their relics first appear in the Irish Annals towards ... Thus we read, in 733, of the enshrining of the relics of St. Peter, ..."

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