CENOTAPH

Cenotaph

A cenotaph is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the = kenotaphion . Although the vast majority of cenotaphs are erected in honour of individuals, many noted cenotaphs are instead dedicated to the memories of groups of individuals, such as the lost soldiers of one country or empire.

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cenotaph

Noun

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


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