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shrine meaning in Malayalam

ദേവാലയം

/ʃɹaɪ̯n/

shrine in Malayalam: ദേവാലയം, ദേവാവസ്ഥം, ക്ഷേത്രം, ദേവകുടം. In English, shrine means a holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

Malayalam words for shrine

temple, holy place, church
ദേവാലയം, ദേവാവസ്ഥം, ക്ഷേത്രം, ദേവകുടം, ദേവകുലം, മംഗലഗൃഹം
memorial, monument
സമാധിപീഠം, സ്മാരകം, ദിവ്യസ്മാരകപേടകം, കുടീരം, കീർത്തിസ്തംഭം, പുണ്യസങ്കേതം

English meaning of shrine

  1. noun A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
  2. noun A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
  3. noun A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.
  4. verb To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.

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Questions about shrine in Malayalam

What is the meaning of shrine in Malayalam?
Shrine in Malayalam is ദേവാലയം, ദേവാവസ്ഥം, ക്ഷേത്രം, ദേവകുടം.
shrine എന്നതിന്റെ മലയാളം അർത്ഥം എന്താണ്?
Shrine: ദേവാലയം, ദേവാവസ്ഥം, ക്ഷേത്രം, ദേവകുടം.
What does shrine mean in English?
Shrine means a holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

Source and license

Malayalam words from the E.K. Kurup corpus on Olam: shrine (dataset and license). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shrine (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malayalam words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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