cenotaph
A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose…A monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
» A cenotaph is a monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere.
Кенотаф — це пам'ятник, що споруджено на честь тих, чиї тіла поховано в іншому місті.
Meaning
1 sensesA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent tomb.
Ehrenmal, Kenotaph, Scheingrab
кенота́фkenotáf
кенота́фkenotáf
- a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
Examples
4 sentencesA cenotaph is a monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere.
Кенотаф — це пам'ятник, що споруджено на честь тих, чиї тіла поховано в іншому місті.
A cenotaph is a monument erected to honor the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere.
Кенотаф — це пам'ятник, що споруджено на честь тих, чиї тіла поховано в іншому місті.
That is a cenotaph.
ruЭто кенотаф.
The Cenotaph is made of Portland stone.
deDas Kenotaph besteht aus Portland-Stein.
Translations
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Origin
From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”).From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.
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Forms
plural: cenotaphsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered:empty tomb