Antonyms for enshrined


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-shrahyn
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈʃraɪn


Definition of enshrined

Origin :
  • 1580s, from en- (1) "make, put in" + shrine. Related: Enshrined; enshrining.
  • verb hold as sacred
Example sentences :
  • The monks of Ely enshrined his body, and of course miracles were wrought by it.
  • Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook
  • Each body is but a case wherein the soul is enshrined for the time.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • The natural history of the ancients is not enshrined in Aristotle and Pliny.
  • Extract from : « The Legacy of Greece » by Various
  • In woman humanity is enshrined and made concrete for the homage of man.
  • Extract from : « A Positive Romance » by Edward Bellamy
  • She was very dear to him,—dear as one might be who was not enshrined above all her kind forever.
  • Extract from : « Nicanor - Teller of Tales » by C. Bryson Taylor
  • Henceforth that honoured name will be enshrined in the history of our land.
  • Extract from : « The Story of My Life » by Egerton Ryerson
  • The memory of Dumas is enshrined in his good men, that of Balzac in his bad women.
  • Extract from : « The Orchard of Tears » by Sax Rohmer
  • Every language is a temple, in which the soul of those who speak it is enshrined.
  • Extract from : « The Professor at the Breakfast Table » by Oliver Wendell Holmes (Sr.)
  • Colonel Clark is enshrined in our hearts, Democrats and Federalists alike.
  • Extract from : « The Crossing » by Winston Churchill
  • What was not enshrined for us in that insignificant bit of weed!
  • Extract from : « The Retrospect » by Ada Cambridge

Synonyms for enshrined

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