efigie — meaning in English
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English meaning
- effigy noun A crude model or figure made to represent a person or group, often so it can be mocked, burned, or destroyed in protest.
- embodiment noun A person or thing that represents an idea or quality in physical or concrete form.
Senses
efigie is used for these senses in English:
- embodiment (countable) A physical entity typifying an abstract concept.
- in effigy (idiomatic) With a symbol, usually an effigy, substituted for a real person or thing.
effigy — full definition
- noun A crude model or figure made to represent a person or group, often so it can be mocked, burned, or destroyed in protest.
- noun A sculpture or image representing a specific person.