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Definitions for Effigy

[1] a representation or image, especially sculptured, as on a monument.
[2] a crude representation of someone disliked, used for purposes of ridicule.
[3] in effigy , in public view in the form of an effigy: a leader hanged in effigy by the mob.
[4] a portrait of a person, esp as a monument or architectural decoration
[5] a crude representation of someone, used as a focus for contempt or ridicule and often hung up or burnt in public (often in the phrases burn or hang in effigy )

Words related to Effigy

puppet, likeness, statue, picture, figure, image, portrait, representation, model, idol, icon

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Origin of Effigy

1530–40; (< Middle French ) < Latin effigia, equivalent to effig- (ef- ef- + fig- shape, form; see figure) + -ia -y3

Other words from Effigy

ef·fig·i·al [ih-fij -ee-uh  l] /ɪˈfɪdʒ i əl/ , adjective

Word origin for Effigy

C18: from Latin effigiēs, from effingere to form, portray, from fingere to shape

Synonyms for Effigy

likeness, puppet, statue, figure, icon, idol, image, model, picture, portrait, representation