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Definition of "simulacrum" []

  • An image or representation. (noun)
  • An unreal or vague semblance. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "simulacrum" in a sentence
  • "In occult writings, the word simulacrum designates some object meant to represent a whole for magical purposes."
  • "It must be understood that the term simulacrum is defined as "a material image, made as a representation of some deity, person, or thing," as "something having merely the form or appearance of a certain thing, without possessing its substance or proper qualities," as "a mere image, a specious imitation or likeness, of something" (OED)."
  • "Replicating a simulacrum is the scincerest form of flattery."