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cenotaphenUK
cen·o·taph C0195300 (sĕn′ə-tăf′)n. A monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere.
[French cénotaphe, from Old French, from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion : kenos, empty + taphos, tomb.]
cen′o·taph′ic adj.cenotaph (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) n (Architecture) a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere[C17: from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos empty + taphos tomb] ˌcenoˈtaphic adj
Cenotaph (ˈsɛnəˌtɑːf) n (Named Buildings) the Cenotaph the monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both World Wars: designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens: erected in 1920cen•o•taph (ˈsɛn əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf)
n. a sepulchral monument erected in memory of a deceased person whose body is buried elsewhere. [1595–1605; < Latin cenotaphium < Greek kenotáphion=kenó(s) empty + -taphion, derivative of táphos tomb] cen`o•taph′ic (-ˈtæf ɪk) adj. cenotaph
A monument to those buried elsewhere.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cenotaph - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recoveredempty tombmonument, memorial - a structure erected to commemorate persons or events |
Translationscenotaph (ˈsenətaːf) noun a monument to a person or people buried elsewhere, especially a monument built in memory of soldiers etc killed in war. 紀念碑 纪念碑cenotaphenUK
cenotaph a monument honouring a dead person or persons buried elsewhere CenotaphAn empty tomb; a commemorative monument not intended for burial.Cenotaph (Greek kenotaphion, “empty grave”), a funerary monument. Cenotaphs were erected by many peoples—ancient Greeks, Romans, Middle Asians, Egyptians—mostly when the remains of the deceased were for some reason unavailable for interment. The ritual was based on the conviction that the souls of the dead who had no graves could not find peace. In ancient Egypt royal cenotaphs were erected along with the actual tombs of the pharaohs and had ritual significance. cenotaphA monument erected in memory of one not interred in or under it.CenotaphenUK
CENOTAPH. An empty tomb. Dig. 11, 7, 42. cenotaphenUK
Synonyms for cenotaphnoun a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recoveredSynonymsRelated Words |