shrine

BrE /ʃraɪn/ AmE /ʃrain/

noun en → es

1 PLACE OF WORSHIP [singular] B1

a holy place where people go to pray or show respect for a religious figure, saint, or martyr

santuario, capilla, lugar de culto

Collocations shrine to somebody/something · visit a shrine

  • The shrine is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

    El santuario está dedicado a la Virgen María.

2 MEMORIAL [singular] B2

a place or object that people visit to remember someone who has died, especially if they were famous or important

monumento, lugar de memoria, sitio conmemorativo

Collocations shrine to somebody/something · pay tribute at a shrine

  • The shrine was built in memory of the soldiers who died in the war.

    El monumento se construyó en memoria de los soldados que murieron en la guerra.