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Effigy

An effigy is a sculptural representation, often life-size, of a specific person or a prototypical figure. The term is mostly used for the makeshift dummies used for symbolic punishment in political protests and for the figures burned in certain traditions around New Year, Carnival, and Easter. In European cultures, effigies were used in the past for…

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Etymology

Political effigies

Traditional effigies

Funeral effigies

Tomb effigies

On coins

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Effigy

Nodes106
Edges105
Triples92
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.018868
Components1

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Effigy

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related to Political effigies · 34
Effigy → Afghanistan, Afterwards, America, American Revolution, Arab Spring, British, Burning, Bush, During, Egypt, Hanging, Holy Roman Emperor Louis, In, India, Iraq, It, Italy, IV, Libya, New England
related to Funeral effigies · 29
Effigy → Abbey, After, British, Charles II, Concerned, Duchess, Edward III, Elder, England, English, European, Following, France, Frances Stewart, French, From, Funeral, Horatio Nelson, In, Napoleon
related to Etymology · 9
Effigy → English, French, II, In, It, Latin, Shakespeare's As You Like, The, This
related to On coins · 9
Effigy → British, Elizabeth II, George VI, In, It, Queen Victoria, Such, The, United Kingdom
related to Tomb effigies · 7
Effigy → Although, Ancient Egyptian, Etruscan, French, Renaissance, They, Western Europe
is a · 3
Effigy → figure of Guy Fawkes, portrait of a person, sculptural representation
related to Other types · 1
Effigy → Pre-Columbian America

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effigies burned protests political used burning funeral traditional tomb death year figures guy new figure depicted politician judas latin century

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Effigyis asculptural representation0.90text
Effigyis afigure of Guy Fawkes0.90text
Effigyis aportrait of a person0.90text
Effigyrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyEnglish0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyFrench0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyLatin0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyThis0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyIn0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyShakespeare's As You Like0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyIt0.60section
Effigyrelated to EtymologyII0.60section

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