monument

noun

mon·u·ment | \ˈmän-yə-mənt

Definition of monument

1 obsolete : a burial vault : sepulchre

2 : a written legal document or record : treatise

3a(1) : a lasting evidence, reminder, or example of someone or something notable or great

(2) : a distinguished person

b : a memorial stone or a building erected in remembrance of a person or event

4 archaic : an identifying mark : evidence also : portent, sign

5 obsolete : a carved statue : effigy

6 : a boundary or position marker (such as a stone)

7 : national monument

8 : a written tribute

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Examples of monument in a Sentence

They have erected a monument in his honor. the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity

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The monument is sacred to members of Britain’s Druid and Pagan communities, who observe various rites and rituals at the site, including on the winter solstice in December. — Eli Meixler, Time, "Thousands Gather for Summer Solstice at Stonehenge to Celebrate the Longest Day of the Year," 21 June 2018 But the monument is doing more than raise awareness. — National Geographic, "From Historic to Cutting Edge: Revitalizing Iconic Buildings," 25 May 2018 In March, the monument was closed six times during missile testing. — Anne Harnagel, latimes.com, "Searching for Billy the Kid and UFOs in southeastern New Mexico," 18 May 2018 Lumianski and other Phoenix Commission members, like Carol Culbertson, have worked for the last 20 years to create a Cold War monument, using the submarine’s remains, at Steele Indian School Park. — Brenna Bailey, azcentral, "Trust, brotherhood and pink underwear: USS Phoenix submarine vets reflect on life at sea," 27 June 2018 Two arrests related to intoxication were made at a solstice celebration at Avebury, another Neolithic stone monument site, according to police. — Eli Meixler, Time, "Thousands Gather for Summer Solstice at Stonehenge to Celebrate the Longest Day of the Year," 21 June 2018 Workers will scale the scaffolding of the 210-foot-building to review and make necessary repairs to the monument's leaky roof. — Ethan May, Indianapolis Star, "Why there's scaffolding around much of the Indiana War Memorial," 13 July 2018 Wong says the monuments humanize the larger-than-life leaders who created and guided the country. — Larry Bleiberg, USA TODAY, "10 great American attractions overlooked by locals," 10 July 2018 Thousands of people were evacuated from Liberty Island on July 4 after a woman scaled the monument to protest the Trump administration’s immigration policies and refused to come down. — Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "Woman Climbs Statue of Liberty to Protest Family Separations, Island Shut Down," 5 July 2018

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