Definition of monument

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Monument (n.) A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary..

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Monolith :: Monolith (n.) A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument..
Obliterate :: Obliterate (v. t.) To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.
Memorial :: Memorial (n.) Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument.
Deface :: Deface (v. t.) To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or obliterating important features or portions of; as, to deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a record..
Monument :: Monument (n.) A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record..
Moniment :: Moniment (n.) Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription; a record..
Monumentally :: Monumentally (adv.) By way of memorial.
Monumentally :: Monumentally (adv.) By means of monuments.
Mausoleum :: Mausoleum (n.) A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument..
Erect :: Erect (v. t.) To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a flagstaff, a monument, etc..
Monumental :: Monumental (a.) Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory.
Base :: Base (n.) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate piece of furniture or decoration..
Record :: Record (v. t.) That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or events; a monument; a memorial.
Mausolean :: Mausolean (a.) Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.
Pillar :: Pillar (n.) The general and popular term for a firm, upright, insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an ornament..
Cross :: Cross (n.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross; a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London..
Sacellum :: Sacellum (n.) A small monumental chapel in a church.
Mortuary :: Mortuary (a.) Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments..
Tomb :: Tomb (n.) A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the name and memory of the dead.
Vandalism :: Vandalism (n.) The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty; hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction or defacement of their monuments..
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