cenotaphicadj.
/ˌsɛnəˈtɑːfɪk/, /ˌsɛnəˈtafɪk/, U.S. /ˌsɛnəˈtæfɪk/ Of the nature of, or resembling, a cenotaph; of or relating to cenotaphs.
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1845 S. Judd Margaret ii. iv. 267 Our galleries are no cenotaphic burial grounds of ages past; we have no Haddon Hall, or Raby Castle Kitchen.
1872 J. Fergusson Rude Stone Mon. ii. 49 The larger circles were cenotaphic.
1901 E. Seler Tonalamatl of Aubin Coll. 81 The character of the latter..was exactly like the cenotaphic rite, as it might be called, which was performed in honour of the dead warriors.
1962 Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc. 106 422/1 For would-be pilgrims impeded by the Atlantic Ocean, cenotaphic Stratfords have been established in Ontario and Connecticut.
2001 Irish Times (Nexis) 7 Feb. (Arts section) 14 As the show's title [sc. ‘The Mons Paintings’] suggests, the distinctly cenotaphic quality of the works and the presentation is no accident.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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