'Effigy' definitions:
Definition of 'effigy'
(from WordNet)
noun
A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" [syn: effigy, image, simulacrum]
Definition of 'Effigy'
From: GCIDE
- Effigy \Ef"fi*gy\, n.; pl. Effigies. [L. effigies, fr. effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape, devise. See Feign.] The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals, sometimes applied to portraits. [1913 Webster]
- To burn in effigy, or To hang in effigy, to burn or to hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public odium. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'effigy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- companion,
- copy,
- dead ringer,
- double,
- duplicate,
- exact likeness,
- fellow,
- icon,
- idol,
- image,
- likeness,
- living image,
- living picture,
- match,
- mate,
- miniature,
- mirroring,
- model,
- photograph,
- picture,
- portrait,
- reflection,
- resemblance,
- rubbing,
- semblance,
- shadow,
- similitude,
- simulacrum,
- spit and image,
- spitting image,
- trace,
- tracing,
- twin,
- very image,
- very picture