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Look up: Cenotaph

  1. Cenotaph
    From the Greek word meaning; 'empty tomb'. A tomb built for ceremonial purposes that was never intended to be used for the interment of the deceased.
    Found on http://www.egyptartsite.com/glossary.htm

  2. cenotaph
    [n] - a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. cenotaph
    Monument to commemorate a person or persons not actually buried at the site, as in the Whitehall Cenotaph, London, designed by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the dead of both world wars. ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. Cenotaph
    Cen'o·taph (sen'o*tȧf) noun [ Greek kenota`fion ; keno`s empty + ta`fos burial, tomb: confer French cénotaphe .] An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere. Dryden...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/43

  5. cenotaph
    noun a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Cenotaph
    • (n.) An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. cenotaph
    (from Greek kenotaphion, `empty tomb`), monument, sometimes in the form of a tomb, to a person who is buried elsewhere. Greek writings indicate that ... [1 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/43

  8. cenotaph
    cenotaph, coenotaph 1. An empty tomb or sepulcher; a sepulchral monument erected in honor of a deceased person whose body is located in some other place. 2. A sepulchral monument raised to the memory of a person or people buried elsewhere.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. Cenotaph
    A cenotaph is a monument erected in honour of a deceased person, but not containing his body. The Greeks erected cenotaphs, and a number were built in England after the Great War, the most famous is in Whitehall, London which was designed by Sir E Luytens and unveiled by the King on Armistice Day (11th November 1920).
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  10. cenotaph
    Monument to commemorate a person or persons not actually buried at the site, as in the Whitehall Cenotaph, London, designed by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the dead of both world wars
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  11. Cenotaph
    Monument in Whitehall, London, honouring the dead of both world wars. Designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and erected in 1920.
    Found on http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathw

  12. Cenotaph
    A `cenotaph` is an "empty tomb" or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere. It can also be the initial tomb for a person who has since been interred elsewhere. The word derives from the Greek κενοτάφιον ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph

  13. Cenotaph
    (album) Name = Cenotaph| Type = EP | Artist = Bolt Thrower | Cover = Cenotaph_bolt_thrower.jpg | Released = 1990 | Recorded = Slaughterhouse Studios, September 1990<br/>July 1989<br>Kilbum National, November 16th 1989 | Genre = Death metal | Length = 14:49| Label = Earache | Producer = ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph

  14. Cenotaph
    (record label) `Cenotaph` is an independent record label founded in December 2000 in Pittsburgh, PA. The label specializes in unusual music, often hard to categorize, and has released a handful of compact discs and vinyl LPs. The label has released records by Scatter, Earth Trumpet, Need New ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph

  15. Cenotaph
    (song) `Cenotaph` is a stand-alone single by German industrial band X Marks the Pedwalk. It was originally released by Zoth Ommog records in Europe as both an LP and CD in 1992 (see 1992 in music). Summary: Cenotaph is the fourth single by X Marks the Pedwalk, and the fifth by t...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph

  16. Cenotaph
    (Saskatchewan) The `Cenotaph`, in Regina, Saskatchewan, was built in honour Regina`s fallen heroes of World War I. In 1925, a design competition was held for the construction of the Cenotaph. The winning architect was R.W.G. Heughan of Ross & Macdonald, Montreal, who designed the Cenotaph...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph

  17. Cenotaph
    (band) `Cenotaph` is a Technical deathgrind band from Ankara, Turkey. They formed in 1994 and released their first demo, Life Immortal in 1995; since then, they have released four full-length albums. Biography : Cenotaph was formed in the summer of 1994 by singer Batu Çetin. After ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph

  18. Cenotaph
    (Montreal) The `Cenotaph` is a public monument in Montreal. Overview : The Governor General of Canada, Lord Byng of Vimy, unveiled Montreal`s Cenotaph in the Place du Canada, a part of Dominion Square, in 1921. The monument was inspired by the Cenotaph, London (1920). On the sixth anniversary...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenotaph



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