'Trophy' definitions:
Definition of 'trophy'
From: WordNet
noun
An award for success in war or hunting
noun
Something given as a token of victory [syn: trophy, prize]
Definition of 'Trophy'
From: GCIDE
- Trophy \Tro"phy\, n.; pl. Trophies. [F. troph['e]e (cf. It. & Sp. trofeo), L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. ?, strictly, a monument of the enemy's defeat, fr.? a turn, especially, a turning about of the enemy, a putting to flight or routing him, fr. ? to turn. See Trope.]
- 1. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the chief city of the conquered people. [1913 Webster]
- Note: A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor, weapons, etc., of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk of a tree or to a post erected on an elevated site, with an inscription, and a dedication to a divinity. The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp. (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and military weapons, offensive and defensive. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears, And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars, And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their wars. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every redeemed soul is a trophy of grace. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'trophy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ambition,
- arch,
- award,
- barrow,
- bays,
- boast,
- booty,
- boundary stone,
- brass,
- bust,
- cairn,
- catch,
- cenotaph,
- chaplet,
- citation,
- civic crown,
- column,
- commemoration,
- cromlech,
- cross,
- crown,
- cup,
- cyclolith,
- dearest wish,
- desideration,
- desideratum,
- desire,
- diamond,
- dolmen,
- favor,
- find,
- footstone,
- forbidden fruit,
- garland,
- gem,
- glimmering goal,
- godsend,
- gold,
- golden vision,
- good thing,
- grave,
- gravestone,
- headstone,
- hoarstone,
- honors,
- hope,
- inscription,
- jewel,
- keepsake,
- laurel,
- laurels,
- lodestone,
- loving cup,
- magnet,
- marker,
- mausoleum,
- medal,
- megalith,
- memento,
- memento mori,
- memorabilia,
- memorial,
- memorial arch,
- memorial column,
- memorial statue,
- memorial stone,
- memorials,
- memories,
- menhir,
- monolith,
- monument,
- mound,
- necrology,
- obelisk,
- obituary,
- Old Mug,
- palm,
- palms,
- pearl,
- pillar,
- plaque,
- plum,
- pot,
- pride,
- pride and joy,
- prize,
- pyramid,
- record,
- relic,
- reliquary,
- remembrance,
- remembrancer,
- reminder,
- reward,
- ribbon,
- rostral column,
- shaft,
- shrine,
- silver,
- silverware,
- souvenir,
- spoils,
- stela,
- stone,
- stupa,
- tablet,
- temptation,
- testimonial,
- token,
- token of remembrance,
- tomb,
- tombstone,
- tope,
- treasure,
- trouvaille,
- windfall,
- winner,
- wish,
- wreath