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Synonyms for effigies

Grammar : Noun
Spell : ef-i-jee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛf ɪ dʒi

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Définition of effigies

Origin :
  • 1530s, "image of a person," from Middle French effigie (13c.), from Latin effigies "copy or imitation of something, likeness," from or related to effingere "mold, fashion, portray," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + fingere "to form, shape" (see fiction). The Latin word was regarded as plural and the -s was lopped off by 18c. Specifically associated with burning, hanging, etc., at least since 1670s.
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Example sentences :
  • Have I not under my sandals the effigies of conquered nations?
  • Extract from : « The Works of Theophile Gautier, Volume 5 » by Theophile Gautier
  • When we can do nothing else against a man whom we hate, we can at least paint his effigies as the Devil's.
  • Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton
  • The effigies are both in a praying attitude, the Earl in armour.
  • Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Salisbury » by Gleeson White
  • The effigies were to be tied to the stakes, and the bones were to be consumed.
  • Extract from : « The Phantom Ship » by Frederick Marryat
  • This group of effigies was found on the banks of the Kickapoo River.
  • Extract from : « The Prehistoric World » by E. A. Allen
  • Will they be like statues of gold, or like images and effigies made of some other material?
  • Extract from : « Plotinos: Complete Works, v. 2 » by Plotinos (Plotinus)
  • "You mean the effigies of the knights in armour," I said cheerfully.
  • Extract from : « Grim Tales » by Edith Nesbit
  • There are also said to be effigies bearing the collar of SS.
  • Extract from : « Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 115, January 10, 1852 » by Various
  • Other effigies were placed in the chambers of the tomb or the courts in front of it.
  • Extract from : « A history of art in ancient Egypt, Vol. I (of 2) » by Georges Perrot
  • The effigies on the altar-tombs have been singularly preserved from mutilation.
  • Extract from : « From Gretna Green to Land's End » by Katharine Lee Bates

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