Definitions for effigyˈɛf ɪ dʒi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fi•gyˈɛf ɪ dʒi(n.)(pl.)-gies.
a representation or image, esp. sculptured, as on a monument.
a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule.
Idioms for effigy:
in effigy,in public view in the form of an effigy:
a leader hanged in effigy by the mob.
Category: Idiom
Origin of effigy:
1530–40; (< MF) < L effigia, -iēs, der. of effingere to shape, form
ef•fig•i•alɪˈfɪdʒ i əl(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
effigy, image, simulacrum(noun)
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
"the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
Wiktionary
effigy(Noun)
a dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
effigy(Noun)
a likeness of a person.
Origin: From effigie, from effigies, from effingo.
Webster Dictionary
Effigy(noun)
the image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits
Translations for effigy
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- afbeeldsel, beeltenisAfrikaans
- صورَه (على خَشَب ، حَجَر)Arabic
- изображениеBulgarian
- efígiePortuguese (BR)
- zpodobeníCzech
- das AbbildGerman
- statueDanish
- ομοίωμαGreek
- efigieSpanish
- kujutisEstonian
- تندیس؛ آدمکFarsi
- ihmishahmoFinnish
- effigieFrench
- צֶלֶם, דְמוּתHebrew
- प्रतिमाHindi
- slikaCroatian
- kép(más)Hungarian
- tiruanIndonesian
- eftirmynd; styttaIcelandic
- effigie, effigeItalian
- 彫像Japanese
- 조상(彫像)Korean
- atvaizdas, iškamša, skulptūraLithuanian
- (kokā, akmenī veidots) attēls; veidolsLatvian
- patung BuddhaMalay
- beeltenisDutch
- bilde, statueNorwegian
- podobiznaPolish
- تندیس؛ آدمکPersian
- څېره يا مجسمه چې يوه سړى ته ورته كښل شوى يا جوړه شوى وى څيره، بڼهPashto
- efígiePortuguese
- efigieRomanian
- изображение; чучелоRussian
- obraz, postava, figúraSlovak
- podobaSlovenian
- figuraSerbian
- avbildning, figur, dockaSwedish
- รูปปั้นThai
- kukla, modelTurkish
- 肖像Chinese (Trad.)
- зображенняUkrainian
- انسانی مجسمہUrdu
- hình vẽ; hình nộmVietnamese
- 肖像Chinese (Simp.)
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