Definition of STATUE. Meaning of STATUE. Synonyms of STATUE

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Definition of STATUE

Statue
Statue Stat"ue, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Statued; p. pr. & vb. n. Statuing.] To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue. ``The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and earth.' --Feltham.
Statue
Statue Stat"ue, n. [F., fr. L. statua (akin to stativus standing still), fr. stare, statum, to stand. See Stand.] 1. The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion. I will raise her statue in pure gold. --Shak. 2. A portrait. [Obs.] --Massinger.

Meaning of STATUE from wikipedia

- A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals are carved or cast in a durable material such as...
- The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in...
- The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182 metres (597 feet), near Kevadia in the state of Gujarat, India. It depicts Indian...
- coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This list of tallest statues includes completed statues that are at least 50 m (160 ft) tall. The height values in...
- Look up statue in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A statue is a sculpture representing one or more people or animals. Statue, Statues or The Statue may also...
- Redentor, standard Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈkɾistu ʁedẽˈtoʁ]) is an Art Deco statue of Jesus in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, created by French-Polish sculptor Paul...
- Moai or moʻai (/ˈmoʊ.aɪ/ MOH-eye; Spanish: moái; Rapa Nui: moʻai, lit. 'statue') are monolithic human figures carved by the Rapa Nui people on Rapa Nui...
- Baphomet is a monumental bronze statue commissioned by the Satanic Temple, crowdfunded in 2014 and unveiled in 2015. The statue has figured in public challenges...
- A statue menhir is a type of carved standing stone created during the later European Neolithic Period. The statues consist of a vertical slab or pillar...
- The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m (41 ft) tall, made by the Gr**** sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of...