shrine

sanctuaire

Lieu particulier où l’on rend hommage à un dieu, un saint ou une personne vénérée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a shrine to someone/something (They built a shrine to the local saint.)

Synonymes : sanctuary

Expressions courantes : holy shrine, shrine to someone, visit a shrine

sanctuaire

Lieu ou objet profondément respecté pour son histoire ou son lien avec quelqu’un ou quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : a shrine to someone/something (His old studio has become a shrine to his work.)

Expressions courantes : shrine to something, shrine to someone, make a shrine