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Definition of Shrines
1. shrine [v] - See also: shrine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shrines
Literary usage of Shrines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Political Philosophy of Modern Shintō: A Study of the State Religion of by Daniel Clarence Holtom (1922)
"Reference to the statistical tables1 will show that while the reported totals
for small shrines of village and ungraded classes have decreased since 1900, ..."
2. Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste by Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya (1896)
"THE BRAHMANS CONNECTED WITH THE GREAT PUBLIC shrines. OF the Brahmans who are
considered as having ... Numbi Brahmans—connected with the public shrines of ..."
3. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"Buddhism has thus served as shrines a link between the ancient faiths of India
and the modern ... Many common shrines of a similar character exist in India. ..."
4. Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden (1906)
"Sacred Spots and shrines. We have as yet no record of the use of " high places"
or shrines among the pure Negritos, and perhaps naturally so, since the idea ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Two famous shrines there are the Madonna del Carmine and Santa Maria della Grotta
... Oxford, England, contained one of the premier shrines of Britain, ..."
6. Japan at First Hand: Her Islands, Their People, the Picturesque, the Real by Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke (1918)
"I KNOW nothing jollier than a crowd of Japanese pilgrims on their way to one of
the great shrines or temples. There may be from fifty to two hundred of them ..."
7. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"In April it displays numerous fragrant yellowish-white blossoms; the temple vases
are adorned with its branches, much as those of the Shinto shrines are ..."
8. The Political Philosophy of Modern Shintō: A Study of the State Religion of by Daniel Clarence Holtom (1922)
"Reference to the statistical tables1 will show that while the reported totals
for small shrines of village and ungraded classes have decreased since 1900, ..."
9. Hindu Castes and Sects: An Exposition of the Origin of the Hindu Caste by Jogendra Nath Bhattacharya (1896)
"THE BRAHMANS CONNECTED WITH THE GREAT PUBLIC shrines. OF the Brahmans who are
considered as having ... Numbi Brahmans—connected with the public shrines of ..."
10. The Imperial Gazetteer of India by William Wilson Hunter (1886)
"Buddhism has thus served as shrines a link between the ancient faiths of India
and the modern ... Many common shrines of a similar character exist in India. ..."
11. Pagan Races of the Malay Peninsula by Walter William Skeat, Charles Otto Blagden (1906)
"Sacred Spots and shrines. We have as yet no record of the use of " high places"
or shrines among the pure Negritos, and perhaps naturally so, since the idea ..."
12. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"Two famous shrines there are the Madonna del Carmine and Santa Maria della Grotta
... Oxford, England, contained one of the premier shrines of Britain, ..."
13. Japan at First Hand: Her Islands, Their People, the Picturesque, the Real by Joseph Ignatius Constantine Clarke (1918)
"I KNOW nothing jollier than a crowd of Japanese pilgrims on their way to one of
the great shrines or temples. There may be from fifty to two hundred of them ..."
14. Terry's Japanese Empire by Thomas Philip Terry (1914)
"In April it displays numerous fragrant yellowish-white blossoms; the temple vases
are adorned with its branches, much as those of the Shinto shrines are ..."
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