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in effigy
Symbolically; publicly in the form of an effigy. (Typically used with the verbs "burn" or "hang.") In protest of the war, a large group has set about burning the president in effigy outside the White House.
in effigy
Symbolically. For example, That umpire was completely unfair-let's burn him in effigy. Now used only figuratively, this term formerly signified a way of carrying out the sentence of a criminal who had escaped, such as burn in effigy or hang in effigy. A dummy was made of the criminal or a detested political figure and subjected to the prescribed punishment. [c. 1600]
in effigy
Symbolically, especially in the form of an effigy: The deposed dictator was burned in effigy by the crowd.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Feliks | | fye-LEEKS (Russian), fee-LEEKS (Russian), FE-leeks (Polish) | Russian, Slovene, Polish |
| BÉRenger | | - | French |
| Sakshi | | - | Indian, Hindi, Marathi |
| Melina | | - | English, French, Greek |
| Ippolito | | - | Italian |
| Alba (2) | | - | Ancient Roman |