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Simulacrum

noun

(pl. simulacra)

An insubstantial or vague semblance.

A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture). Synonyms: effigy, image. "The emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"

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"Simulacrum" Quotes from Famous Books

... is a place for goats and poor persons, several families of each class having occupied it jointly and amicably "from the foundation of the city." One of the humble habitations of the lowest terrace is noticeable for its rude resemblance to the human face, or rather to such a simulacrum of it as a boy might cut out of a hollowed pumpkin, meaning no offense to his race. The eyes are two circular windows, the nose is a door, the mouth an aperture caused by removal of a board below. ...

— The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Vol. II: In the Midst of Life: Tales of Soldiers and Civilians • Ambrose Bierce

... Psyche: multi mortales confluebant ad videndum saeculi decus, speculum gloriosum, laudatur ab omnibus, spectatur ob omnibus, nec quisquam non rex, non regius, cupidus ejus nuptiarium petitor accedit; mirantur quidem divinam formam omnes, sed ut simulacrum fabre politum mirantur; many mortal men came to see fair Psyche the glory of her age, they did admire her, commend, desire her for her divine beauty, and gaze upon her; but as on a picture; none would marry her, ...

— The Anatomy of Melancholy • Democritus Junior

Words linked to "Simulacrum" : waxwork, semblance, god, representation, graven image, wax figure, gloss, straw man, strawman, color, effigy, image, colour, scarecrow, bird-scarer, scarer, guy, idol