effigy
Likeness for burning
An effigy is a sculpture or model of a person, typically made to be destroyed as an act of protest or contempt: Protesters burned the dictator in effigy.
The phrase in effigy distinguishes symbolic destruction from actual harm to a person.
Effigies also appear in neutral contexts—carved stone figures on medieval tombs, or stuffed dummies burned on Guy Fawkes Night.
Visual similarity or representation
- figureOutline or numeral
- modelRepresentation or paradigm
- dummyLifelike substitute figure
- mannequinLife-sized display figure
figurine · statuette · replica · image · simulacrum · facsimile · waxwork · sculpture
Formal event marking occasions
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- totemSpiritual clan symbol
shaman · offering · rites · voodoo · pagan · altar · fetish · incantation
Combustion in progress
- hangingExecution by noose
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
- marchRhythmic group walk
placard · dissent · outrage · grievance · Guy Fawkes · bonfire · Judas · activist
Tube for sipping
- clothWoven or knit material
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- papier-mâchéMolded paper-paste sculpture material
- stuffedFilled beyond capacity
sewn · constructed · handmade · scarecrow · Guy · bonfire night · stuffing · rags
Exaggerated comic depiction
- lampoonHarsh public mockery
- parodySatirical imitation
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
- ridiculeContemptuous mocking treatment
satire · derision · taunt · spoof · burlesque · travesty · skewering · carnival
Underground chamber for remains
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- monumentStructure honoring someone remembered
gravestone · death mask · mummy · preservation · crypt · mausoleum · cenotaph · funeral
likeness
Visual similarity or representation
mannequin · figurine · statuette · replica · image · simulacrum · facsimile · waxwork · sculpture · statue
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
totem · shaman · offering · rites · voodoo · pagan · altar · fetish · incantation · occult
burning
Combustion in progress
- hangingExecution by noose
- demonstrationPublic display of opinion
- rallyGathering for a cause
march · placard · dissent · outrage · grievance · Guy Fawkes · bonfire · Judas · activist · mob
straw
Tube for sipping
- clothWoven or knit material
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- papier-mâchéMolded paper-paste sculpture material
stuffed · sewn · constructed · handmade · scarecrow · Guy · bonfire night · stuffing · rags · painted
caricature
Exaggerated comic depiction
ridicule · satire · derision · taunt · spoof · burlesque · travesty · skewering · carnival · grotesque
tomb
Underground chamber for remains
- burialPlacing deceased underground
- sarcophagusCarved stone burial container
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
monument · gravestone · death mask · mummy · preservation · crypt · mausoleum · cenotaph · funeral · corpse
idol
Object of worship
veneration · deity · saint · relic · sacred · devotion · pilgrimage · blessed · holy · reverence
- sculpturestatue, sculpture, sculptor, sculpting, bronze
- witchcraftwitch, spell, spellwork, witches, spells
- cemeterygrave, headstone, headstones, graves, tombstone
- decorationsornament, ornaments, embellishment, trim, wreaths
- representationsrepresentation, statue, symbol, portraits, emblem
- wood carvingswoodcarving, carving, wood carving, wood spirit, totem poles
effigyportrait
Artistic depiction of someone
likeness · misrepresentation · distortion · unlikeness · dissimilitude
effigythe real thing
Authentic original version
original · flesh and blood · being · entity · prototype
- in effigyThrough symbolic substitute
- burn in effigy
- burning effigiesDestroying representative figures by fire
- burning effigy
- effigy burningTorching a symbolic figure