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Definition of Commemoration
1. Noun. A ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something.
Generic synonyms: Ceremonial, Ceremonial Occasion, Ceremony, Observance
Derivative terms: Commemorate, Commemorate, Memorialise, Memorialize
2. Noun. A recognition of meritorious service.
Specialized synonyms: Epitaph, Festschrift
Generic synonyms: Credit, Recognition
Derivative terms: Commemorate, Memorialize, Remember, Remember
Definition of Commemoration
1. n. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
Definition of Commemoration
1. Noun. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event. ¹
2. Noun. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Commemoration
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commemoration
Literary usage of Commemoration
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Macmillan's Magazine by David Masson, George Grove, John Morley, Mowbray Morris (1868)
"The day of Commemoration of founders and benefactors has always, I believe, been
settled by the University authorities with a view to the duration of ..."
2. System of Positive Polity by Auguste Comte (1875)
"by the Positive system of commemoration. Commemoration, commemo- when regularly
instituted, is a most valuable instrument in the groat men. hands of a ..."
3. The Geographical Journal by Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain). (1895)
"THE FRANKLIN Commemoration. As Sunday, May 19, ... on the 20th in commemoration
of the event. In connection with this festival, some three hundred Fellows ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1855)
"The Commemoration at Oxford—Prizes at Cambridge—Koyal Society ... The Commemoration
Week at Oxford has passed off with more than customary eclat in ..."
5. American Journal of Education (1856)
"Nor has the war itself been unfavorable to the commemoration of the year; one of
the last important events of the conflict gave to the military history of ..."
6. Transactions by Ecclesiological Society, William Angus Knight, Wordsworth Society (1900)
"ON THE Commemoration OF JOHN POTTER AT WESTMINSTER. UY LELAND L. DUNCAN, FSA
Directions for Mass for the good of the soul form a prominent part of the ..."
7. Ecclesiastical Law by Richard Burn, Simon Fraser (1797)
"... falleth in with a greater, it is called a commemoration ; in which tbe ...
of the greater holiday is performed, and commemoration only is made of the ..."
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