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shrine: a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

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entomb collapse

sanctum collapse: a place of inviolable privacy; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"

temple collapse: place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity; an edifice devoted to special or exalted purposes; the flat area on either side of the forehead; "the veins in his temple throbbed"

stela collapse

sacrarium collapse

tombstone collapse

gravestone collapse: a stone that is used to mark a grave

beleaguer collapse

footstone collapse

headstone collapse

cist collapse

catacombs collapse

charnel house collapse: a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

plaque collapse: (pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body

sepulcher collapse

ossuary collapse: any receptacle for the burial of human bones

cairn collapse: small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland; a mound of stones piled up as a memorial or to mark a boundary or path

fence in collapse

incarcerate collapse

memento collapse: a reminder of past events

imprison collapse: lock up or confine, in or as in a jail; "The suspects were imprisoned without trial"; "the murderer was incarcerated for the rest of his life"; confine as if in a prison; "His daughters are virtually imprisoned in their own house; he does not let them go out without a chaperone"

hem in collapse: surround in a restrictive manner; "The building was hemmed in by flowers"

besiege collapse: harass, as with questions or requests; "The press photographers besieged the movie star"; surround so as to force to give up; "The Turks besieged Vienna"; cause to feel distressed or worried; "She was besieged by so many problems that she got discouraged"

impound collapse: place or shut up in a pound; "pound the cows so they don't stray"; take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork"

close in collapse: advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him"

wall in collapse: enclose with a wall

enshrine collapse: enclose in a shrine; "the saint's bones were enshrined in the cathedral"; hold sacred

obelisk collapse: a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top

box in collapse: enclose or confine as if in a box

cage collapse: an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept; the net that is the goal in ice hockey; United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992); something that restricts freedom as a cage restricts movement; confine in a cage; "The animal was caged"

kennel collapse: outbuilding that serves as a shelter for a dog; put up in a kennel; "kennel a dog"

monolith collapse: a single great stone (often in the form of a column or obelisk)

mausoleum collapse: a large burial chamber, usually above ground

dolmen collapse: a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone

cenotaph collapse: a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war

sanctuary collapse: a consecrated place where sacred objects are kept

necrology collapse: a list of people who died recently

deep six collapse

marker collapse: some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something; "the buoys were markers for the channel"; a writing implement for making a mark; a distinguishing symbol; "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

tomb collapse

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