Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a US secret fraternal order that is not Masonic but that admits only Knights Templars and 32nd-degree Masons as members.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine. See
shrine{4} .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A member of the
fraternal Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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(To my mind, the late Darden Towe had the right sense of humor and the overflowing community spirit, but I never once saw him with/in Shriner paraphernalia whilst I was briefly in his employ.)
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The average age of a Shriner is pretty high and they are trying to recruit new members all the time.
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-- My Dear Old "Shriner" -- We got out of Russia just in time to keep from being arrested or blown up with a bomb.
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Some people think he's classy, with his silk slacks and his white wine, and we hope this is true, because if Kin Shriner is classy, then so are we.
White Wine Chris Okum 2011
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The more he mentions it, the more we remember who he's not and it takes us out of the moment and makes us question some of our own decisions, most of them having to do with our relationship to Kin Shriner.
White Wine Chris Okum 2011
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Second, as a matter of history, the British Motor Corporation offered the Austin/Morris Mini in a confounding variety of body styles: pickup, three-box sedan, panel van and the tiny and weird Jeep-ette, the Mini Moke, without which Shriner parades would be a lot less fun.
Mini's Hot Coupe: Drive It—If Your Pal Buys One Dan Neil 2012
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They later got the likes of Weezer bassist Scott Shriner and Toto keyboardist David Paich to lend their talents, among others.
The Dance Party returns to Washington with a new album and tales of sex, drugs and rock-and-roll Alex Baldinger 2010
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The relationship between Kin Shriner and us is fraught with all sorts of greasy behavior, almost all of it emanating from Kin Shriner.
White Wine Chris Okum 2011
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He wore a fez in a third photograph, memorializing his role as a Shriner for the Orcomot Shrine Club of the Ararat Shrine.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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The daughter described it as a gut feeling - he didn't socialize well with their family; he claimed to be involved with Shriner and Masonic organizations, but didn't know things only they would know; her mother wasn't acting like herself.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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