shrine

santuario

Lugar especial donde se muestra respeto a un dios, un santo u otra persona venerada.

En inglés sencillo: A special place where people show respect to a god, saint, or other honored person.

• They prayed at the shrine.
• Visitors left flowers beside the shrine.
• The village has several ancient shrines.

Cómo se usa: a shrine to someone/something (They built a shrine to the local saint.)

Sinónimos: sanctuary

Expresiones frecuentes: holy shrine, shrine to someone, visit a shrine

santuario

Lugar u objeto muy respetado por su historia o por estar relacionado con alguien o algo.

En inglés sencillo: A place or object treated with great respect because of its history or connection to someone or something.

• Her bedroom became a shrine to the singer.
• Fans treated the old stadium as a shrine.
• The museum is a shrine to the city’s industrial past.

Cómo se usa: a shrine to someone/something (His old studio has become a shrine to his work.)

Expresiones frecuentes: shrine to something, shrine to someone, make a shrine