burn in effigy

Variant of effigy

effigy definition

ef·figy (ef′i jē)

noun pl. effigies -·gies

a portrait, statue, or the like, esp. of a person; likeness; often, a crude representation of a despised person

Etymology: Fr effigie < L effigies, a copy, image < effingere < ex-, out + fingere, to form: see figure

effigy Idioms

burn (or hang) in effigy

to burn (or hang) an image of (a person) in public, as a way of protesting, as against that person's policies

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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