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in effigy
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 |
| Helen | | HEL-ən (English) | English, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Greek Mythology (Anglicized) |
| KistiÑE | | - | Basque |
| Zina | | - | Russian |
| Katherine | | KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin | English |
| Danni | | DAN-ee | English |
| Theresa | | tə-REE-sə (English), tə-RAY-zə (English), te-RE-zah (German) | English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish |