Marabout vs. Shrine

Maraboutnoun

A Muslim holy man or mystic, especially in parts of North Africa.

Maraboutnoun

The tomb or shrine of such a person.

Maraboutnoun

A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.

Maraboutnoun

The marabou{1}.

Maraboutnoun

large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments

Marabout

A marabout (Arabic: مُرابِط‎, romanized: murābiṭ, lit. 'one who is attached/garrisoned') is a Muslim religious leader and teacher in West Africa, and (historically) in the Maghreb. The marabout is often a scholar of the Qur'an, or religious teacher.

Shrinenoun

A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

Shrinenoun

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

Shrinenoun

(figuratively) A place or object hallowed from its history or associations.

Shrineverb

To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine.

Shrinenoun

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

Shrinenoun

Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.

Shrinenoun

A place or object hallowed from its history or associations; as, a shrine of art.

Shrinenoun

Short for Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, a secret fraternal organization professedly originated by one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern order, established in the United States in 1872, only Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are eligible for admission, though the order itself is not Masonic. A member of the order is popularly called a Shriner, and the order itself is sometimes called the Shriners.

Shrineverb

To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine.

Shrinenoun

a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

Shrineverb

enclose in a shrine;

Shrine

A shrine (Latin: scrinium Old French: escrin ) is a sacred or holy site dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, daemon, or similar figure of respect, wherein they are venerated or worshipped. Shrines often contain idols, relics, or other such objects associated with the figure being venerated.