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Enshrine

To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine something in memory.

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Enclose 76% connected

To inclose. See Inclose.

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Fear 76% connected

A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion.

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Inclose 76% connected

To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a to…

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Revere 76% connected

To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection, mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor in estimation.

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Reverence 76% connected

Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition to revere; veneration.

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Venerate 76% connected

To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate parents and elders.

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Saint 92% connected

A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shrine 92% connected

A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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