simulācrum ī, n
simulo,
a likeness, image, figure, portrait, effigy, statue
: eius simulacrum servare: deorum simulacra: templa adire, et
ante simulacra proiecti, etc., Cs.: Vix
positum Castris (the Palladium), V.: simulacra oppidorum: pugnarum, L.—
An image, reflection, form, shade, phantom
: quid frustra simulacra fugacia (in aquā visa)
captas?
O.: infelix Creüsae,
ghost
, V.: vana (noctis), O.:
simulacra modis pallentia miris, V. —
A mnemonic sign, figure, emblem
: simulacris pro litteris uti.—
A description, portraiture, characterization
: viri copiosi, L.—Fig.,
a shadow, semblance, appearance, imitation, pretence
: religionis simulacra fingere: aliquod civitatis: pugnaeque
cient simulacra sub armis,
mock-fights
, V.: navalis pugnae, L.:
simulacra libertatis senatui praebere, Ta.