enshrine

(ĭn-)
tr.v., -shrined, also -shrined, -shrin·ing, -shrin·ing, -shrines, -shrines.

1. To enclose in or as if in a shrine.
2. To cherish as sacred.

enshrinement en·shrine'ment n.

v

Definition: hold as sacred
Antonyms: defile, desecrate, disrespect

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: enclose in a shrine, as of an object for religious purposes
  Synonym: shrine

Meaning #2: hold sacred
  Synonym: saint

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - værne om, lægge i helgenskrin, fungere som helgenskrin for, holde hellig

Nederlands (Dutch)
bepalen, in een schrijn sluiten, behoeden, heilig maken

Français (French)
v. tr. - (Relig) enchâsser, (fig) conserver pieusement ou religieusement, sauvegarder (une coutume, un principe)

Deutsch (German)
v. - bewahren

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - βάζω σε λειψανοθήκη, (μτφ.) διατηρώ άσβεστη τη μνήμη

Italiano (Italian)
rinchiudere, conservare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - por em um santuário, venerar

Русский (Russian)
бережно хранить в сердце/памяти, поместить в усыпальницу

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - conservar religiosamente, venerar, encerrar, poner en un relicario

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bevara i ett skrin, bevara

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
入庙祀奉, 铭记

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 入廟祀奉, 銘記

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 신전에 모시다, 소중히 간직하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 祭る, 大切にしまう, 秘める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدخر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮שמר במקום קדוש, היה מקדש של, שמר לו מקום בלבו‬

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