Meaning & use
Enshrine
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To preserve or cherish as sacred; to enclose in or as if in a shrine, often used of ideas, rights, or memories given formal, lasting protection.
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The right to a fair trial is enshrined in the country's constitution.
The old photographs enshrine memories of a childhood long past.
A note on using this word
Enshrine is often used in legal and political writing to describe a principle formally written into law, giving it the weight of near-sacred protection.
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