in effigy
With a symbol, usually an effigy, substituted for a real person or thing.
to burn in effigy
effigy
/ˈɛfəd͡ʒi/
noun 2
Collocations
5ADJ.
burned, divine
VERB + EFFIGY
burning, burnt
EFFIGY + NOUN
school, streets
PREP.
in, on
ADV.
often
Definitions
noun
1
A dummy or other crude representation of a person, group or object that is hated.
In England on Bonfire Night, an effigy is often burned.
2
A likeness of a person.
All around, terrace by terrace, there went marble lawns well guarded by onyx lions and carved with effigies of all the gods striding amid the symbols of the worlds.
There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady. One is 14th century, the other 15th century. The earlier knight wears chain mail and his lady has long, flowing hair. The later knight has plate armour, and his wife wears a wimple.
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Synonyms
noun — a representation of a person (especially in the form of scul
- image
- simulacrum
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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In England on Bonfire Night, an effigy is often burned.
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All around, terrace by terrace, there went marble lawns well guarded by onyx lions and carved with effigies of all the gods striding amid the symbols of the worlds.
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There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady. One is 14th century, the other 15th century. The earlier knight wears chain mail and his lady has long, flowing hair. The later kni
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In Turkey, every school has to have an Atatürk effigy.
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He spake, and quickly snatched from Vesta's shrine / the deathless fire and wreaths and effigy divine.
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The dictator was burnt in effigy on the streets of Ibadan.
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