enshrinement
Formal honoring act
Enshrinement is the act of placing something in a shrine or treating it as sacred.
The word extends to any formal preservation or protection of something valued: the enshrinement of free speech in the Constitution, her enshrinement in the Hall of Fame.
The term often carries a note of permanence or reverence.
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- installationProcess of putting in
- inductionFormal admission process
investiture · ordination · coronation · ritual · rite · liturgy · solemnity · service
Intense joyful elevation
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
- deificationElevation to divine status
- elevationHeight above reference point
veneration · adoration · worship · reverence · sanctification · idolization · hero-worship · magnification
Offering of respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
monument · accolade · distinction · remembrance · testimonial · dedication · homage · laurels
Preventing waste or loss
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- archiveStored historical records
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- custodianshipResponsibility for care, protection
safekeeping · maintenance · continuity · permanence · endurance · documentation · relics · artifacts
Forming a legal entity
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- charterFounding organizational document
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
statute · law · doctrine · mandate · decree · formalization · institutionalization · entrenchment
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
rites · practices · observances · ceremonies · lore · conventions · beliefs · doctrines
consecration
Dedicating to sacred purpose
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- installationProcess of putting in
induction · investiture · ordination · coronation · ritual · rite · liturgy · solemnity · service · observance
exaltation
Intense joyful elevation
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- canonizationOfficial declaration of sainthood
- deificationElevation to divine status
elevation · veneration · adoration · worship · reverence · sanctification · idolization · hero-worship · magnification · aggrandizement
tribute
Offering of respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
memorial · monument · accolade · distinction · remembrance · testimonial · dedication · homage · laurels · commendation
conservation
Preventing waste or loss
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- archiveStored historical records
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
custodianship · safekeeping · maintenance · continuity · permanence · endurance · documentation · relics · artifacts · antiquity
incorporation
Forming a legal entity
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- charterFounding organizational document
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
amendment · statute · law · doctrine · mandate · decree · formalization · institutionalization · entrenchment · establishment
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- ancestryFamily line of descent
folklore · rites · practices · observances · ceremonies · lore · conventions · beliefs · doctrines · legacy
- honorsmedal, award, trophy, certificate, prize
- praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
- sports legacyHall of Fame, Hall of Famer, retired jersey, jersey retirement, number retirement
- recognitionawards, award, honors, trophy, accolades
- memorialsmemorial, memorial service, memorial statue, memorials, war memorial
- appreciationthanks, thank you, gratitude, thankfulness, gratefulness
enshrinementcondemnation
Severe disapproval expressed formally
vilification · damnatio memoriae · disgrace · dishonor · denunciation
enshrinementerasure
Act of wiping away
removal · abolition · expunction · deletion · obliteration
enshrinementneglect
Failure to provide care
disregard · indifference · profanation · trivialization · secularization