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noun
- 1. a sculpture or model of a person: "a tomb effigy of Eleanor of Aquitaine"
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EFFIGY definition: 1. a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged…. Learn more.
The meaning of EFFIGY is an image or representation especially of a person; especially : a crude figure representing a hated person. How to use effigy in a sentence. Did you know?
In modern usage, effigy most often refers to a likeness, such as a dummy, that is hanged, burned, or otherwise abused when protesting the despised person's actions.
EFFIGY meaning: 1. a model or other object that represents someone, especially one of a hated person that is hanged…. Learn more.
noun. a portrait of a person, esp as a monument or architectural decoration. a crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt or ridicule and often hung up or burnt in public (often in the phrases burn or hang in effigy )
An effigy is a sculptural representation, often life-size, of a specific person or a prototypical figure. [1] The term is mostly used for the makeshift dummies used for symbolic punishment in political protests and for the figures burned in certain traditions around New Year, Carnival and Easter.
effigy. (efɪdʒi ) Word forms: effigies. 1. countable noun. An effigy is a quickly and roughly made figure, often ugly or amusing, that represents someone you hate or feel contempt for. 2. countable noun. An effigy is a statue or carving of a famous person. [formal]
Definition of effigy noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
An effigy is a quickly and roughly made figure, often ugly or amusing, that represents someone you hate or feel contempt for. 2. An effigy is a statue or carving of a famous person.
effigy. (ˈɛfɪdʒɪ) n, pl-gies. 1. (Art Terms) a portrait of a person, esp as a monument or architectural decoration. 2. a crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt or ridicule and often hung up or burnt in public (often in the phrases burn or hang in effigy)
