Synonyms for cenotaph

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sen-uh-taf, -tahf

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf

Top 10 synonyms for cenotaph

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Définition of cenotaph

Origin : c.1600, from French cénotaphe (16c.), from Latin cenotaphium, from Greek kenotaphion, from kenos "empty" (see keno-) + taphos "tomb, burial, funeral," from PIE root *dhembh- "to bury."

As in monument : noun memorial, remembrance
As in pyramid : noun monument
As in tombstone : noun grave marker

Example sentences :

The cenotaph is engraved with ninety-nine names of the deity.
Extract from : « Travels in the Far East » by Ellen Mary Hayes Peck

The present chapter is a cenotaph to the French Encyclopædists.
Extract from : « Classic French Course in English » by William Cleaver Wilkinson

The cenotaph is built entirely of native stone of different varieties.
Extract from : « Among the Sioux » by R. J. Creswell

Close by her cenotaph stands the family temple of the Holkars.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 4 » by Various

So to-night we shall think of him when we pray before the cenotaph.
Extract from : « Paris Vistas » by Helen Davenport Gibbons

And a fitting monument of silence is the Cenotaph, the empty tomb.
Extract from : « The Challenge of the Dead » by Stephen Graham

Humayun's cenotaph, in plain white marble, is in the very centre.
Extract from : « Roving East and Roving West » by E. V. Lucas

This, however, is only a cenotaph, marking the spot where his heart is preserved.
Extract from : « Walks in Rome » by Augustus J.C. Hare

As the corpse was being removed from the cenotaph every head was uncovered.
Extract from : « Victor Hugo: His Life and Works » by G. Barnett Smith

The present chapter is a cenotaph to the French Encyclopdists.
Extract from : « French Classics » by William Cleaver Wilkinson

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