Enshrine
(verb)
- To place in or as if in a shrine; to preserve or protect as sacred.
- To preserve or protect something, such as a memory or tradition, as something sacred or precious.
Origin:
From the old french enshrine, enshrener, from en- + shrine ("a reliquary, sacred relic"), from the latin scrinium ("a case for books or papers").
Examples:
- The Constitution is enshrined in the National Archives.
- The memory of the fallen soldiers is enshrined in our hearts.
- The company has enshrined a culture of innovation.
- The right to free speech is enshrined in the First Amendment.
- The founders enshrined the principle of democracy in the Constitution.