English → Latin
“shrine” in Latin
sacrāriumA place where sacred objects are kept; sacrarium, sacristy, sanctuary, shrine.; A secret place (for private documents ansacellumA sanctuary dedicated to a deity, usually open to the sky; A chapelaediculadiminutive of aedēs; a small temple; chapel; a small house or roomaltārealtar, fitting for burnt offerings
The English word shrine itself goes back to Latin scrīnium.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
shrine
A sacred place, sacrarium (general term): sacellum (a small chapel with an image in it): aedicula (a small temple).
A reliquary, *sacrorum reliquorum capsa.
Altar, Vid.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for shrine?
- The usual Latin words for “shrine” are sacrārium, sacellum, aedicula; also altāre. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.