Definition of cenotaph Cenotaph

cen•o•taph

We found 7 definitions of cenotaph from 7 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: cenotaphs

cenotaph - a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

empty tomb

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

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cenotaph (n.)
An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

cenotaph
Tomb or monument for a person or group of persons whose remains are elsewhere.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cenotaph
sen′ō-taf, n. a sepulchral monument to one who is buried elsewhere. [Fr.,—L.—Gr. kenotaphion—kenos, empty, and taphos, a tomb.]

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cenotaph
The empty tomb of a hero, or monument erected in honor of a person, without the body of the deceased being interred in or near it.

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cenotaph, noun, singular of cenotaphs.

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