Definition of monument

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Monument (n.) A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument. Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions..

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Monolith :: Monolith (n.) A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument..
Shaft :: Shaft (n.) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument..
Monument :: Monument (n.) A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record..
Sign :: Sign (n.) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument..
Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration..
Mausoleum :: Mausoleum (n.) A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument..
Monumental :: Monumental (a.) Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..
Monument :: Monument (n.) Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc..
Kistvaen :: Kistvaen (n.) A Celtic monument, commonly known as a dolmen..
Cairn :: Cairn (n.) A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by early inhabitants of the British Isles, apparently as a sepulchral monument..
Vandalism :: Vandalism (n.) The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their monuments..
Moniment :: Moniment (n.) Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription; a record..
Tope :: Tope (n.) A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic..
Efface :: Efface (v. t.) To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin..
Sepulchral :: Sepulchral (a.) Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone; a sepulchral inscription..
Deface :: Deface (v. t.) To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record..
Record :: Record (v. t.) That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.
Stele :: Stela (n.) A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc..
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