effigies
Figures representing people
Effigies is the plural of effigy—a sculptured or stuffed likeness of a person.
Stone effigies of nobles lie atop medieval tombs.
The word most often appears in burn in effigy or hang in effigy, where crowds destroy a crude figure representing someone they despise: Protesters burned the dictator in effigy.
The ritual expresses contempt without harming the actual person.
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- bustFailure or sculpture
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- bronzeCopper-tin alloy
clay · papier-mâché · straw · wood · stone · molded · cast · crafted
Visual similarity or representation
- figureOutline or numeral
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
- scarecrowDecoy to frighten birds
straw man · model · simulacrum · facsimile · replica · image · resemblance · stand-in
Ceremonial set of actions
- burningCombustion in progress
- bonfireLarge outdoor fire
- festivalOrganized public celebration
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
funeral pyre · burial · Guy Fawkes · Judas · Lent · cremation · sacrifice · ancestral
Combustion in progress
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- placardsSigns carried at demonstrations
- dissentDisagreement with authority
political · dictator · leader · flag-burning · march · grievances · outrage · solidarity
Underground chamber for remains
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- recumbentLying down, resting horizontally
- knightHonored mounted soldier
noble · memorial · grave · church · cathedral · stone carving · death mask · ancestor
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
bronze · clay · papier-mâché · straw · wood · stone · molded · cast · crafted · sculpted
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
scarecrow · straw man · model · simulacrum · facsimile · replica · image · resemblance · stand-in · substitute
ritual
Ceremonial set of actions
commemoration · funeral pyre · burial · Guy Fawkes · Judas · Lent · cremation · sacrifice · ancestral · totemic
burning
Combustion in progress
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- placardsSigns carried at demonstrations
dissent · political · dictator · leader · flag-burning · march · grievances · outrage · solidarity · defiance
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- recumbentLying down, resting horizontally
knight · noble · memorial · grave · church · cathedral · stone carving · death mask · ancestor · commemorative
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- ancient artsculpture, sculptures, pottery, mosaics, murals
- Bonfire Nightbonfire, bonfires, firework display, Guy Fawkes, sparklers
- funerary artsarcophagi, tombs, mausoleums, epitaphs, cenotaphs
- Pre-Columbian artifactsancient artifacts, clay figurines, ceramic vessels, stone carvings, burial goods
- DussehraRamayana, good over evil, demon king, Navratri, bonfires
effigiesmonuments
Structures commemorating notable achievements
memorials · tributes · shrines · cenotaphs · commemorations
effigiesphotographs
Light-captured images
portraits · likenesses · paintings · sketches · live recordings
- burning effigiesDestroying representative figures by fire