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noun 
  1. A place that is holy.
Translations: 
  • German: Schrein
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English scrin "reliquary, ark of the covenant", from Latin scrinium "case or chest for books or papers". Of unknown origin. Compare Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrini


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