agalma
noun
agal·ma
ə-ˈgal-mə
plural agalmata
ə-ˈgal-mə-tə
: memorial
specifically : a primitive Greek statue of a god
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Greek ágalma "ornament, finery, statue offered to a god, any statue," from agal-, stem of agállein "to glorify, exalt, pay honor to" and agállesthai "to glory, exult in" + -ma, resultative noun suffix
First Known Use
circa 1773, in the meaning defined above