statue

[stach-oo]

noun

1. a three-dimensional work of art, as a representational or abstract form, carved in stone or wood, molded in a plastic material, cast in bronze, or the like.

statue

/ ˈstætjuː /

noun

1. a wooden, stone, metal, plaster, or other kind of sculpture of a human or animal figure, usually life-size or larger

Other Word Forms

• statuelike adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of statue¹

1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin statua, noun derivative of statuere to set up, itself derivative of status ( status )

Word History and Origins

Origin of statue¹

C14: via Old French from Latin statua , from statuere to set up; compare _statute

Example Sentences

Federal judges have ruled in several cases that denying bond violated federal statues and constitutionally protected due process.

From Los Angeles Times

Here there are more graves of Russian servicemen and the statue of an armed Russian soldier.

From BBC

It included vandalising statues, smashing glass and setting the chief justice's chair on fire.

From BBC

As a political editor, I am supposed to be used to all the statues, vaulted ceilings, and, to be frank, posh surroundings.

From BBC

Sitting at a table in St James' Square, where the town's Fishermen's Memorial statue takes pride of place, I spot Gary Childs, a former midfielder who spent nine seasons at the club.

From BBC

Related Words

• bronze 
• bust 
• effigy 
• figure 
• icon 
• image 
• likeness 
• marble 
• piece 
• sculpture 
• statuary 
• statuette