cenotaph
Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- noun An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who is buried elsewhere.
Examples
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Over the cenotaph is his bust, and a representation of his first telescope.
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A cenotaph is a monument erected to the memory of one dead, but not marking the spot in which his remains rest.
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A cenotaph is a memorial built to one who is buried elsewhere.
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Near the cenotaph is a marble pillar on which once was set the Koh-i-noor diamond, chief of Akbar's treasures.
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It wasn't until 1934 that then commissioner Cortlandt Starnes requested that a memorial tablet, later known as the cenotaph, be built to honour regular members who were killed in the line of duty.
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Being a reputable bagpiper, I requested several years ago that during rememberence Sunday whilst I was on duty, that I could march the local British Legion parade to the cenotaph wearing my tunic with kilt, playing the bagpipes.
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We, on the other hand, thought that it could also be turned into a cenotaph mega-machine, capable of printing thousands of Pharaonic mausoleums based on designs by Boullée, resulting in entire provinces or states or even whole nations becoming literally valleys of the dead, hosting thousands of encapsulated monumental voids.
Note
The word 'cenotaph' comes ultimately from Greek roots meaning 'empty' and 'tomb'.
