'Monument' definitions:
Definition of 'monument'
(from WordNet)
noun
A structure erected to commemorate persons or events [syn: memorial, monument]
noun
An important site that is marked and preserved as public property
noun
A burial vault (usually for some famous person) [syn: repository, monument]
Definition of 'Monument'
From: GCIDE
- Monument \Mon"u*ment\, n. [F., fr. L. monumentum, fr. monere to remind, admonish. See Monition, and cf. Moniment.]
- 1. Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial. [1913 Webster]
- Of ancient British art A pleasing monument. --Philips. [1913 Webster]
- Our bruised arms hung up for monuments. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions. [1913 Webster]
- On your family's old monument Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites That appertain unto a burial. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary. [1913 Webster]
- 4. A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record. [1913 Webster]
- Acts and Monuments of these latter and perilous days. --Foxe. [1913 Webster]
- Syn: Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'monument'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- antenna tower,
- arch,
- archives,
- barbican,
- barrow,
- belfry,
- bell tower,
- bench mark,
- bookmark,
- boundary stone,
- brass,
- bust,
- cairn,
- campanile,
- carving,
- catstone,
- cenotaph,
- colossus,
- column,
- commemorate,
- commemoration,
- cromlech,
- cross,
- cup,
- cupola,
- cyclolith,
- derrick,
- doll,
- dolly,
- dolmen,
- dome,
- dummy,
- evidence,
- example,
- exemplar,
- fantoccini,
- figure,
- figurehead,
- figurine,
- fire tower,
- footstone,
- gingerbread man,
- grave,
- gravestone,
- headstone,
- hoarstone,
- inscription,
- landmark,
- lantern,
- lay figure,
- ledger,
- lighthouse,
- lightship,
- man of straw,
- manikin,
- mannequin,
- marionette,
- mark,
- marker,
- martello,
- martello tower,
- mast,
- mausoleum,
- megalith,
- memento,
- memorial,
- memorial arch,
- memorial column,
- memorial statue,
- memorial stone,
- menhir,
- milepost,
- milestone,
- minaret,
- model,
- monolith,
- monumentalize,
- mound,
- necrology,
- obelisk,
- obituary,
- observation tower,
- pagoda,
- pharos,
- pilaster,
- pillar,
- pinnacle,
- plaque,
- platform,
- pole,
- portrait bust,
- prize,
- puppet,
- pylon,
- pyramid,
- record,
- reliquary,
- remembrance,
- ribbon,
- rostral column,
- scarecrow,
- sculpture,
- seamark,
- shaft,
- shrine,
- skyscraper,
- snowman,
- spire,
- standpipe,
- statuary,
- statue,
- statuette,
- steeple,
- stela,
- stone,
- stupa,
- tablet,
- television mast,
- testament,
- testimonial,
- testimony,
- token,
- tomb,
- tombstone,
- tope,
- tour,
- tower,
- tribute,
- trophy,
- turret,
- watchtower,
- water tower,
- wax figure,
- waxwork,
- windmill tower,
- witness,
- wood carving
Monument, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Monument, CO -- U.S. town in Colorado
Population (2000) :
1971
Housing Units (2000) :
770
Land area (2000) :
4.626053 sq. miles (11.981421 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
4.626053 sq. miles (11.981421 sq. km)
FIPS code :
51800
Located within :
Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location :
39.081024 N, 104.862491 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
80132
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Monument, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Monument, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
Population (2000) :
151
Housing Units (2000) :
81
Land area (2000) :
0.537367 sq. miles (1.391775 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.537367 sq. miles (1.391775 sq. km)
FIPS code :
49750
Located within :
Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
Location :
44.819870 N, 119.420866 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
97864
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Monument, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Monument, PA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
133
Housing Units (2000) :
55
Land area (2000) :
0.190680 sq. miles (0.493858 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.190680 sq. miles (0.493858 sq. km)
FIPS code :
50760
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.110388 N, 77.703334 W
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.