Associations to the word «Cenotaph»

Wiktionary

CENOTAPH, noun. A monument erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere; especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.

Dictionary definition

CENOTAPH, noun. A monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis