The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 9 letter word ENSHRINED
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More clues leading to the result ENSHRINED
- Take in lustre in object regarded as sacred
- Entrenched bridge adversaries scrap over inches
- Quiet religious instruction with new introduction to eternity in death is held sacred
- Rising anger about reorganisation of NHS, backing study that’s legally protected
- Guarded temple in boundary
- Cherished sinner — he'd reformed
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What does ENSHRINED mean?
ENSHRINED verb- To enclose (a sacred relic etc.) in a shrine or chest.
- To preserve or cherish (something) as though in a shrine; to preserve or contain, especially with some reverence.
- To protect an idea, ideal, or philosophy within an official law or treaty