Synonyms for cenotaph
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sen-uh-taf, -tahf |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛn əˌtæf, -ˌtɑf |
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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
- 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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