shrinekeeper

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who keeps a shrine.

   • The society’s curators did not disassemble any memorials, but worked with shrinekeepers who sought a more permanent home for their materials.
   • The Temple of Bounty loomed benevolently over the square, its columns carved with fruit and flowers; shrinekeepers passed out the merchants’ leftover grain and bruised fruit to the poor on its steps.
   • The shrine wasn’t large: just two buildings, one of which looked like it had been the hut for the shrinekeeper’s family.

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