Cenotaph

Word CENOTAPH
Character 8
Hyphenation cen o taph
Pronunciations /ˈsɛn.əʊ.tæf/

Definitions and meanings of "Cenotaph"

What do we mean by cenotaph?

A monument erected in honor of a dead person whose remains lie elsewhere. noun

An empty tomb erected in honor of some deceased person; a sepulchral monument erected to one who is buried elsewhere. noun

To honor or commemorate with a cenotaph.

An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere. noun

A monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere; especially members of the armed forces who died in battle. noun

A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered noun

A monument, especially 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 place to mourn, respect, and honour those who gave their today for our tomorrow. Urban Dictionary

A euphemism for male masturbation, referring to the fondling of the old obelisk Urban Dictionary

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The word "cenotaph" in example sentences

A cenotaph is a monument erected to the memory of one dead, but not marking the spot in which his remains rest. ❋ William Cleaver Wilkinson (N/A)

Over the cenotaph is his bust, and a representation of his first telescope. ❋ C. B. Black (N/A)

A cenotaph is a memorial built to one who is buried elsewhere. ❋ Hetty Sibyl Browne (1907)

Near the cenotaph is a marble pillar on which once was set the Koh-i-noor diamond, chief of Akbar's treasures. ❋ Unknown (1903)

To be technical about it, that's not his tombstone, it's a cenotaph (A cenotaph is a tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere) as the only thing found of Capt. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It wasn't until 1934 that then commissioner Cortlandt Starnes requested that a memorial tablet, later known as the cenotaph, be built to honour regular members who were killed in the line of duty. ❋ By Jennifer Graham (2009)

Mr. Critchlow, being unfamiliar with the word "cenotaph," consulted Worcester's Dictionary, and when he found that it meant ❋ Arnold Bennett (1899)

= "-- We are told that a cenotaph is a monument" in memory of one buried elsewhere "-- otherwise," an empty tomb. " ❋ Various (1904)

"cenotaph" and our own, into unimagined aerial spaces. ❋ John Cowper Powys (1917)

TA once again provided the honour guard at the cenotaph. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It is claimed that one of these was a cenotaph, which comes from the Greek kenotaphion, meaning “empty tomb”. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"Ghost Light" is an attractive cenotaph to a little-known woman whose great love died too soon. ❋ Sam Sacks (2011)

Shortly thereafter, a cenotaph honoring him was dedicated at Poets 'Corner in Westminster Abbey. ❋ James Zinsmeister (2010)

Looking up she notice one of the tiles from the cenotaph missing and realized she was staring at the remains of the letter “Z” from the word “lazy”. ❋ ____Maggie (2009)

At our cenotaph service, someone at the mic made a comment about being proud if their children joined. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It's like 13 meters by seven by the cenotaph and you can walk on it if you want. ❋ Rebecca Thurlow (2011)

Akihito and Michiko came back to the cenotaph a few hours after the attack and showed their tears. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Being a reputable bagpiper, I requested several years ago that during rememberence Sunday whilst I was on duty, that I could march the local British Legion parade to the cenotaph wearing my tunic with kilt, playing the bagpipes. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

On the road to Les Baux leaving Saint-Remy you'll pass a Roman triumphal arch and a cenotaph dedicated to the grandsons of Augustus Caesar. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He [stood] and [saluted] in [front] of the Cenotaph. ❋ The_real_slim_shady (2015)

[CCP]: Where's [Gafgarion]? ProfessorX: He's off touching the cenotaph again. CCP: Wow, he's going to go [blind]. ❋ ProfessorX (2004)

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