effigy

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• A man and a woman in red ponchos bullwhipped the politician's effigy, then symbolically buried it. - Latest Popular Stories, Instablogs Community
• A monumental effigy was also erected to him, "made of white chalkstone"; and this is almost certainly the figure now placed The Cathedral Church of Peterborough A Description Of Its Fabric And A Brief History Of The Episcopal See
• Under old monarchies it was the custom on the accession of a sovereign to call in the coins of his predecessor and remint them with the new king's effigy. Some Christian Convictions A Practical Restatement in Terms of Present-Day Thinking
• These were endowments to pay for masses to be sung (Latin cantare, ‘to sing’), usually near a tomb or effigy, for the repose of one or more souls in purgatory.
• And on the last day they pay homage to a burning 40ft wooden effigy. Times, Sunday Times
• Some of the protesters burnt an effigy of the Health Minister.
• It displays his trophies and his effigy in wax. Times, Sunday Times
• Just last year, the organizer of a "Tea Party" protest in Virginia planed to burn House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Tom Perriello in effigy next weekend at a rally. Granholm worries of Tea Party's 'fringe element'
• Knocked from its invisible supporting cradle of needle-thin tractor beams, the effigy swayed.
• For those that don't hold the faith, an effigy of the Virgin or of Christ crucified is no different than a Sioux totem pole for a Catholic. Totem And Task