Collocations for shrine - noun
ADJECTIVE
hallowed,
holy,
religious,
sacred
This shrine is sacred to the Hindu god Vishnu.
This shrine is sacred to the Hindu god Vishnu.
Buddhist,
Catholic,
Muslim,
Shinto,
etc.
makeshift
a makeshift shrine near the spot where he died
makeshift
a makeshift shrine near the spot where he died
ancient
ancestral, family, household, national
roadside
ancestral, family, household, national
roadside
VERB + shrine
build,
create,
erect
turn sth into
become
dedicate
a shrine dedicated to the sea goddess
turn sth into
become
dedicate
a shrine dedicated to the sea goddess
go on a pilgrimage to,
make a pilgrimage to,
visit
On his recovery he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St John.
On his recovery he made a pilgrimage to the shrine of St John.
PREPOSITION
at a/the shrine
The people worshipped at wayside shrines.
The people worshipped at wayside shrines.
shrine of
the shrine of St Cuthbert at Durham
the shrine of St Cuthbert at Durham
shrine to
She had turned the room into a shrine to her dead son.
She had turned the room into a shrine to her dead son.