Definition of E
an image or likeness of a person or thing that is made to express dislike or to instill
Examples of Effigy in a sen
The woman torched an effigy of her cheating husband. 
Mitch’s psychiatrist suggested he burn a small effigy of his abusive father so he could let go of his rage. 
After the quarterback made a fumble that cost his team the big game, he saw his fans burn an effigy made in his likeness. 
As soon as the citizens learned their brutal leader was dead, they burned an effigy of his image. 
To express their rebellion, the military prisoners set fire to an effigy of the captors’ flag. 
Anti-war protestors are burning an effigy of the president as a way of demonstrating their disapproval of his decision to send troops into yet another war. 
When the racist group learned the civil rights leader had won an international award, they burned an effigy of him on a cross. 
The farmer used an effigy of a scary man to keep the birds away from his crops. 
Since the peasants despised the king, they burnt an effigy of him outside the castle walls. 
In hopes of ridding their communities of the devil, many civilizations once set fire to an effigy of a horned dummy. 
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