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simulacrum::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | effigy, image |
| Type of | representation |
| Has types | scarecrow, scarer, straw man, strawman, wax figure, bird-scarer, waxwork, god, graven image, guy, idol |
Examples of simulacrum
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Damian Loeb used film and cinema to comment on themes of simulacrum and reality.
From the en.wikipedia.org
This simulacrum will make no new converts, but fans will find the same virtues.
From the guardian.co.uk
It's as if Jesse had chosen to flee his own mind into a simulacrum of his own mind.
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This sequence has allowed researchers to reconstruct a simulacrum of the 1918 virus.
From the economist.com
There is only the simulacrum, and originality becomes a totally meaningless concept.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Amazon and the others have found success in the creation of a brick-and-mortar simulacrum.
From the techcrunch.com
That's the difference between a simulacrum and a genuinely great speech.
From the ocregister.com
Theroux manages to make this simulacrum of a nuclear family both chilling and pathetic.
From the time.com
This world is typically an inferior simulacrum of a higher-level reality or consciousness.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An insubstantial or vague semblance
- Effigy: a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
- Simulacrum (plural: -cra), from the Latin simulacrum which means "likeness, similarity", is first recorded in the English language in the late 16th century, used to describe a representation of another thing, such as a statue or a painting, especially of a god; by the late 19th century, it had ...
- (The Simulacra) The Simulacra is a 1964 science fiction novel by Philip K. Dick. The novel portrays a future totalitarian society apparently dominated by a matriarch, Nicole Thibodeaux. It revolves around the themes of reality and illusionary beliefs, as do many of Dick's works. ...
- An image or representation; A faint trace or semblance
- (Simulacra) A word used to describe the faces and shapes that are often reported in photographs and in almost every kind of inanimate object including doors, buildings, clouds, trees, and bushes. ...
- (Simulacra) The Human mind's natural, involuntary inclination to interpret indistinct sights, sounds, smells or tactile sensations as familiar. This phenomenon is also correctly called Matrixing and Pareidola.
- (simulacra) Images or copies of the 'real' world that are difficult to distinguish from the original reality they purport to represent. May be thought of as copies without originals that take on a 'life of their own'. A key element in postmodern culture. See postmodernism, hyperreality.
- (simulacra) an image, made in the likeness of a being; a shadowy semblance
