Definitions for monument
ˈmɒn yə məntmon·u·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.7 / 3 votes

1. memorial, monumentnoun

   a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

2. monumentnoun

   an important site that is marked and preserved as public property

3. repository, monumentnoun

   a burial vault (usually for some famous person)

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. monumentnoun

   A structure built for commemorative or symbolic reasons, or as a memorial; a commemoration.

   There is a monument on the town green to the soldiers who died in World War I.

2. monumentnoun

   An important site owned by the community as a whole.

3. monumentnoun

   An exceptional or proud achievement.

4. monumentnoun

   An important burial vault or tomb.

5. monumentnoun

   A legal document.

6. monumentnoun

   A surveying reference point marked by a permanently fixed marker (a survey monument).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MONUMENTnoun

   Etymology: monument, Fr. monumentum, Latin.

   1. Any thing by which the memory of persons or things is preserved; a memorial.

   In his time there remained the monument of his tomb in the mountain Jasius. Walter Raleigh, Hist. of the World.

   He is become a notable monument of unprosperous disloyalty. Charles I .

   So many grateful altars I would rear
   Of grassy turf; and pile up every stone
   Of lustre from the brook; in memory,
   Or monument to ages: and thereon
   Offer sweet-smelling gums. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi.

   Of ancient British art
   A pleasing monument, not less admir’d
   Than what from Attick or Etruscan hands
   Arose. Philips.

   Collect the best monuments of our friends, their own images in their writings. Alexander Pope, to Swift.

   2. A tomb; a cenotaph; something erected in memory of the dead.

   On your family’s old monument
   Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites
   That appertain unto a burial. William Shakespeare.

   The flowers which in the circling valley grow,
   Shall on his monument their odours throw. George Sandys, Paraph.

   In a heap of slain,
   Two youthful knights they found beneath a load opprest Of slaughter’d foes, whom first to death they sent,
   The trophies of their strength, a bloody monument. Dryd.

   With thee on Raphael’s monument I mourn,
   Or wait inspiring dreams at Maro’s urn. Alexander Pope, Miscel.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Monument

   A monument is a type of structure that was explicitly created to commemorate a person or event, or which has become relevant to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, due to its artistic, historical, political, technical or architectural importance. Some of the first monuments were dolmens or menhirs, megalithic constructions built for religious or funerary purposes. Examples of monuments include statues, (war) memorials, historical buildings, archaeological sites, and cultural assets. If there is a public interest in its preservation, a monument can for example be listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. monument

   A monument is a type of structure, statue, or site that is created to commemorate a significant event, person, or aspect of history or culture. It typically holds historical, artistic or cultural significance and often serves as a symbol or landmark. Monuments can also be locations that have been preserved because of their importance to the social, political, or economic history of a community or nation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Monumentnoun

   something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial

2. Monumentnoun

   a building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions

3. Monumentnoun

   a stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary

4. Monumentnoun

   a saying, deed, or example, worthy of record

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Monument

   A monument is a type of structure either explicitly created to commemorate a person or important event or which has become important to a social group as a part of their remembrance of historic times or cultural heritage, or simply as an example of historic architecture. In English the word "monumental" is often used in reference to something of extraordinary size and power, as in monumental sculpture, but also to mean simply anything made to commemorate the dead, as a funerary monument or other example of funerary art. The word comes from the Latin "monere," which means 'to remind' or 'to warn.' The term is often used to describe any structure that is a significant and legally protected historic work, and many countries have equivalents of what is called in United Kingdom legislation a Scheduled Monument, which often include relatively recent buildings constructed for residential or industrial purposes, with no thought at the time that they would come to be regarded as "monuments".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Monument

   mon′ū-ment, n. anything that preserves the memory of a person or an event, a building, pillar, tomb, &c.: a record or enduring example of anything: any distinctive mark.—v.t. to raise a monument in memory of.—adj. Monument′al, of or relating to a monument or tomb: memorial: impressive: amazing.—adv. Monument′ally. [Fr.,—L. monumentum—monēre, to remind.]

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. monument

   The monument symbol -- In this Symbols.com article you will learn about the meaning of the monument symbol and its characteristic.

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'monument' in Nouns Frequency: #2479

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How to pronounce monument?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of monument in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of monument in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of monument in a Sentence

1. Ayn Rand:

   Live a life as a monument to your soul.

2. Miguel Diaz-Canel:

   We are prepared to do anything, we Anti-government protesters gather at the Maximo Gomez monument in Havana, Cuba, Sunday, July 11, 2021. Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in several cities in Cuba to protest against ongoing food shortages and high prices of foodstuffs. (AP Photo/Eliana Aponte) will be battling in the streets.

3. Franklin Graham:

   A monument to sin? that's unbelievable.

4. Kenneth Nail:

   Nikki Haley announced. Since then, at least 60 public Confederate symbols have been removed since the 2015 church shooting, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Most recently, the city of St. Louis, Mo., removed a Confedearte monument -- a 32-foot-tall granite column with a bronze sculpture -- from a park. Complicating the debate for those opposed to these moves is the involvement of hate groups like the KKK. The group is planning a rally for July 8 following a decision by the city council in Charlottesville, Va., to remove a statue of Gen. Lee Park and rename Lee Park. Meanwhile, in April, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu ordered the removal of multiple Confederate statues. New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu received brutal backlash and was forced to have heavy police presence in place when the nighttime removals began. Despite threats that people would boycott New Orleans, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu did not back down. These statues are not just stone and metal, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu said in a highly lauded speech after the last Confederate statue had been taken down. They are not just innocent remembrances of a benign history. These monuments purposefully celebrate a fictional, sanitized Confederacy ; ignoring the death, ignoring the enslavement and the terror that it actually stood for. But to others, like Kenneth Nail Nail, it’s not about oppression. To us, it’s not a hate thing. It’s a heritage thing and what we like to do is celebrate everyone's struggles : the blacks, the whites, the north and south.

5. Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer:

   This monument represents our history — a painful part of our nation’s history for many — and it’s best moved to a new location.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=monument
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Monument
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=monument
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/monument
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=monument
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=monument
9. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=monument