enshrined in someone's heart
- idiom
- Literature
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grabado en el corazón de alguien
- Her kindness will always be enshrined in my heart.
Examples
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The memories of my childhood are enshrined in my heart.
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The sacrifices of the fallen will remain enshrined in our hearts for generations.
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Her late grandmother's wisdom is forever enshrined in her heart.
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That special summer is still enshrined in my heart after all these years.
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Her late grandmother's wisdom is forever enshrined in her heart.
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That special summer is still enshrined in my heart after all these years.
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The sacrifices of the fallen will remain enshrined in our hearts for generations.
Synonyms
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2.1
Very much loved, often for a long time
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3.4
Very much loved and kept, like a special photo or memory
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4.1
A thing people keep because they love it and it brings memories
Antonyms
How Cherished
Surface Forms
Morphology
enshrine + in + someone's + heart
The meaning follows directly from combining 'enshrine' (to preserve or honor sacredly) with the metaphorical locative 'in someone's heart' (the emotional center), so it transparently conveys something kept in lasting affection or reverence. This composition is a common, cross-linguistic figurative pattern (things kept in the heart = cherished), so a learner who knows the constituent words can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Enshrined in someone's heart comes from the image of placing a precious item inside a protected shrine. To be enshrined means to be kept safe and honored, and because heart stands for a person's feelings, the phrase now means 'deeply cherished'.