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How to use enshrine in a sentence

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Enshrine means to enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest. Example: “Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.”

Examples of enshrine by meaning

verbTo preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.

  • At the centre of Muhammad's achievement was the extraordinary poetry which enshrined his revelations.2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 256

verbTo protect (an idea, ideal, or philosophy) within an official law or treaty.

  • Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.

More sentences with enshrine

  • Many constitutions enshrine the separation of church and state.From the entry church
  • UNESCO enshrined the vocal skills and ancient songs as part of the “intangible cultural heritage of humanity.”2023 May 23, Jeff Biggers, In Sardinia: An Unexpected Journey in Italy, Melville House, →ISBN, page 25. From the entry cantu a tenore
  • And will the certainty of continued exponential change enshrined in Moore's Law ever become standard again?2015, Arnold Thackray, David C. Brock, Rachel Jones, Moore's Law: The Life of Gordon Moore, Silicon Valley's Quiet Revolutionary, Hachette…. From the entry Moore's Law
  • They are enshrined and worshiped on the table as ‘holy scripture’ for KTV devotees.2006, Tsen Wang, "DEMO Exegesis: Virtual Songs", in Kevin K. W. Wong et al., Proceedings of Third Australasian Conference of Interactice…. From the entry KTV
  • Thus lionism enshrined the doctrine of love, which binds humanity together.2005, Ola Vincent, Ola Vincent’s Speeches, Writings and Presentations: 1985–2004, Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria: Macmillan Nigeria, →ISBN, page 449. From the entry lionism
  • Inevitabilism enshrines the apparatus of ubiquity as progress but conceals the realpolitik of surveillance capitalism at work behind the scenes.2019, Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism, Hachette, →ISBN. From the entry inevitabilism
  • An inscription from this temple clearly refers to Purusottama and to the images of Bala, Krsna and Subhadra enshrined within.1994, O. M. Starza, The Jagannatha Temple at Puri: Its Architecture, Art, and Cult, Brill, →ISBN, page 64. From the entry Subhadra
  • In particular the power sharing and consensus mechanisms enshrined in the process have been designed to ensure that the politicians engage in a continuous balancing process . . .2002, Mari Fitzduff, Beyond Violence: conflict resolution process in Northern Ireland. From the entry power sharing
  • It is as if there were enshrined in these legends a racial memory of the Australopithicines who came close but never did make it to full humanity.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London…. From the entry australopithecine
  • She allied herself solidly with expulsionist Republicans, who reject assimilation in favor of locking down the border, deporting 12 million illegal immigrants and enshrining English as America’s one true tongue.2009 January 31, “Listening to Ms. Gillibrand”, in New York Times. From the entry expulsionist

Meaning of enshrine

  1. verb To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
  2. verb To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
  3. verb To protect (an idea, ideal, or philosophy) within an official law or treaty.

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Questions about enshrine in a sentence

How do you use enshrine in a sentence?
Enshrine is used as a verb. For example: “Other measures, such as compensation for victims, will be enshrined in the proposed new law.”
What is a short sentence with enshrine?
“Many constitutions enshrine the separation of church and state.”
What does enshrine mean?
Enshrine means to enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.

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