simulacrum Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an insubstantial or vague semblance
  2. noun a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
    effigy; image.
    • the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln
    • the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone

WordNet

Sim`u*la"crum noun
Etymology
L. See Simulate.
Wordforms
plural Simulacra
Definitions
  1. A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense.
    Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. Thackeray.

Webster 1913