effigy

ef·fi·gy  (f-j)

n. pl. ef·fi·gies

1. A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.

2. A likeness or image, especially of a person.

Idiom:

in effigy

Symbolically, especially in the form of an effigy: The deposed dictator was burned in effigy by the crowd.

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[French effigie, from Latin effigis, likeness, from effingere, to portray : ex-, ex- + fingere, to shape; see dheigh- in Indo-European roots.]

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effigy [ef-fij-ee]

Noun

pl -gies

1. a statue or carving of someone, often as a memorial: a 14th-century wooden effigy of a knight

2. a crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt: an effigy of the president was set on fire [Latin effingere to portray]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

effigy - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" simulacrum, image Guy - an effigy of Guy Fawkes that is burned on a bonfire on Guy Fawkes Day graven image, idol, god - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man, strawman - an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds wax figure, waxwork - an effigy (usually of a famous person) made of wax

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effigy

noun likeness, figure, image, model, guy, carving, representation, statue, icon, idol, dummy, statuette

Translations

effigy [ˈɛfɪdʒɪ] n → efigie f

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effigy [ˈɛfɪdʒɪ] n → effigie f

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effigy [ˈɛfɪdʒɪ] n → Bildnis nt

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effigy [ˈɛfɪdʒɪ] n → effigie f

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effigy

n effigy [ˈefidʒi]

a likeness of a person, animal etc (in wood, stone etc) effigies of Buddha. afbeeldsel, beeltenis صورَه (على خَشَب ، حَجَر) изображение zpodobení statue das Abbild ομοίωμα efigie kujutis تندیس؛ آدمک kuva effigie צֶלֶם, דְמוּת प्रतिमा slika kép(más) tiruan eftirmynd; stytta effigie, effige 彫像 초상, 인형 atvaizdas, iškamša, skulptūra (kokā, akmenī veidots) attēls; veidols patung Buddha beeltenis bilde, statue podobizna efígie efi­gie изображение; чучело obraz, postava, figúra podoba figura avbildning, figur, docka รูปจำลองที่สร้างขึ้นเพื่อล้อเลียนคนที่ไม่ชอบ kukla, model 雕像 зображення انسانی مجسمہ hình vẽ; hình nộm 雕像