empty tomb
Definition
- Noun:
- A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered: An "empty tomb" is a memorial structure, such as a cenotaph, that commemorates an individual or group whose body is buried in another location or is missing.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The city's central square features an empty tomb for soldiers lost at sea.
- They visited the empty tomb dedicated to the famous explorer, whose body was never found.
Advanced Usage
- Symbolic Use: The term can be used metaphorically to represent a memorial for ideas, eras, or movements whose physical presence is gone but which are still honored.
- The preserved ruins stand as an empty tomb to a vanished civilization.
Variants and Related Words
- Cenotaph (n): A synonym for an empty tomb; a monument erected in honor of a person or group whose remains are elsewhere.
- The cenotaph in the park lists the names of the fallen.
Synonyms
- Memorial: A structure erected to commemorate a person or event.
- Monument: A statue, building, or other structure erected to commemorate a notable person or event.
Related Phrases
- War memorial: A specific type of monument, often an empty tomb, commemorating those who died in a war.
- The war memorial in the village square is an empty tomb for local soldiers.
Related Idioms
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a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
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