Definitions for: Cenotaph

[n] a monument built to honor soldiers who died in a war

Webster (1913) Definition: Cen"o*taph (s[-e]n"[-o]*t[.a]f), n. [Gr. kenota`fion;
keno`s empty + ta`fos burial, tomb: cf. F. c['e]notaphe.]
An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who
is buried elsewhere. --Dryden.

A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey. --Macaulay.

See Also: memorial, monument