Definitions
a monument built to honor people whose remains are interred elsewhere or whose remains cannot be recovered
Word origin
From French cénotaphe, from Ancient Greek κενός (kenós, “empty”) + τάφος (táphos, “tomb”). By surface analysis ceno- + -taph.
Used in a sentence
“A cenotaph was erected for him in Gaul, while his body was taken to Rome and inclosed in a magnificent tomb.”
“[…] tombs and cenotaphs were strewed thick around adorned by every renewing vegetation; […]”
“But age is heart-wearied and tempest-torn: it is the crumbling cenotaph of fear and hope!”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Empty memorial tomb”8 letters
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