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# A [[place]] that is [[holy]]. # A [[place]] that is [[holy]].
 +==Etymology==
 +“reliquary, ark of the covenant”, from Latin ''[[scrinium]]'' “case or chest for books or papers”. Of unknown origin. Compare Old Norse ''[[skrin]]'', Old High German ''[[skrini]]''
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hallowed ground, sacred place
  1. A place that is holy.

Etymology

“reliquary, ark of the covenant”, from Latin scrinium “case or chest for books or papers”. Of unknown origin. Compare Old Norse skrin, Old High German skrini





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