What is another word for monument?

Pronunciation: [mˈɒnjuːmənt] (IPA)

Monuments are commemorations of important events, individuals or accomplishments, and there are various synonyms for the word. Some of the alternatives to monument include memorial, obelisk, statue, cenotaph, marker, trophy, edifice, or remembrance. Each of these words carries a slightly different connotation, but they all signify something noteworthy or significant. A memorial is a tribute to something past, such as a war memorial. An obelisk is a tall monument typically made of one stone, while a statue is a sculpted representation of a person or animal. A cenotaph is an empty tomb or monument erected in honor of a person or group who is buried elsewhere. The word marker is used for a smaller monument, often used to indicate a gravesite, while a trophy can be for a sporting or other competitive event.

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Usage examples for Monument

And thus also they continually saw the monument of their self-sacrifice.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
We had not chanced to know of this work of art before we came full upon it on the morning following our arrival in the city; but certainly it is the most remarkable and the most superb monument in St. Petersburg.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
And his eyes are wet with tears; a touching monument of his dread of thee!
"The Mystery of the Locks"
Edgar Watson Howe

Famous quotes with Monument

  • I should be proud to have my memory graced, but only if the monument be placed... here, where I endured three hundred hours in line before the implacable iron bars.
    Anna Akhmatova
  • The bust of Colonel Sanders stands as a monument to cruelty and has no place in the Kentucky state Capitol.
    Pamela Anderson
  • After I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
    Cato
  • I don't mind being a symbol but I don't want to become a monument. There are monuments all over the Parliament Buildings and I've seen what the pigeons do to them.
    Tommy Douglas
  • Tombs are the clothes of the dead and a grave is a plain suit; while an expensive monument is one with embroidery.
    R. Buckminster Fuller

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