enshrine

/ɪnˈʃraɪn/ formal

Definition

› to contain or keep something as if in a holy place: Almost two and a half million war dead are enshrined at Yasukuni. A lot of memories are enshrined in this photograph album.Keeping and storing things be enshrined in sth › If a political or social right is enshrined in something, it is protected by being included in it: The right of freedom of speech is enshrined in law/in the constitution.Including and containingComprising and consisting of

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