单词 | to execute in effigy |
释义 | > as lemmasto execute in effigy 2. Phrases. in effigy: under the form, or by means of, a portrait or image; also figurative. to execute in effigy, to hang in effigy, to burn in effigy: to inflict upon an image the semblance of the punishment which the original is considered to have deserved; formerly done by way of carrying out a judicial sentence on a criminal who had escaped; now only as an expression of popular indignation or hatred.In the early examples the phrase in effigie was probably always intended as Latin; in poetry of the 17th cent. the pronunciation with 4 syllables is usually indicated. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > representation in art > [adverb] in effigya1631 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1953) I. 267 In those that are damned before, we are damned in Effigie. a1652 R. Brome Queenes Exchange (1657) ii. i. C j b Marvel not..when this but in Effigy [sic, though metre requires L. in effigie] Was but plac'd by her. 1667 Third Advice in Second & Third Advice to Painter 31 Gibson, farewell, till next we put to sea, Faith thou hast drawn her in Effigie. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 182 Some, on the Sign-Post of an Ale-house, Hang in Effigy, on the Gallows. 1707 London Gaz. No. 4367/1 A Third, nam'd Piaget, was executed in Effigie, he had fled from Justice. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 69. ¶7 One of our old Kings..is represented in Effigy. 1735 J. Swift Full & True Acct. Execution W. Wood in Wks. IV. 246 The People..appointed certain Commissioners to hang him in Effigie. 1833 H. Martineau Manch. Strike (new ed.) iii. 32 Who proposed to burn them in effigy? < as lemmas |
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