1. simulacrum(n = noun.attribute) - an insubstantial or vague semblance;
is a kind of color, colour, gloss, semblance
2. simulacrum(n = noun.artifact) effigy, image - 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"
is a kind of representation
has particulars: guy, god, graven image, idol, bird-scarer, scarecrow, scarer, straw man, strawman, wax figure, waxwork
A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now usually in a derogatory sense. [1913 Webster]
"Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum." [1913 Webster]
simulacrum, n. (pl. simulacra)
1 an image of something.
2 a a shadowy likeness; a deceptive substitute. b mere pretence.
Etymology:
L (as SIMULATE)