CENOTAPH

cenotaph, empty tomb

(noun) a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

cenotaph (plural cenotaphs)

A monument, especially in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere; especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

Source: Wiktionary


Cen"o*taph, n. Etym: [Gr. cénotaphe.]

Definition: An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere. Dryden. A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey. Macaulay.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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