commemoration

1 a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something [syn: memorialization, memorialisation]

2 a recognition of meritorious service [syn: memorial, remembrance]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn

Etymology

From commemoration (French: commémoration), from commemorationem, verb commemorare.

Noun

1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
2. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.

Translations

• Dutch: herdenking
• French: commémoration
• Turkish: anma

Commemoration may refer to:

• Commemoration (observance), an observance of the Church of England
• Commemoration (prayer), a prayer of the Roman Catholic Church

See also

• Commemorative

anniversaries, anniversary, annual holiday, bicentenary, bicentennial, biennial, birthday, bissextile day, celebrating, celebration, centenary, centennial, ceremony, decennial, diamond jubilee, dressing ship, fanfare, fanfaronade, favor, festivity, flourish of trumpets, golden wedding anniversary, holiday, holy days, immovable feast, jubilee, keepsake, leap year, marking the occasion, memento, memento mori, memorabilia, memorial, memorialization, memorials, memories, memory, name day, natal day, observance, octennial, ovation, quadrennial, quasquicentennial, quincentenary, quincentennial, quinquennial, rejoicing, relic, religious rites, remembrance, remembrancer, revel, rite, ritual observance, salute, salvo, septennial, sesquicentennial, sextennial, silver wedding anniversary, solemn observance, solemnization, souvenir, tercentenary, tercentennial, testimonial, testimonial banquet, testimonial dinner, toast, token, token of remembrance, tribute, tricennial, triennial, triumph, trophy, wedding anniversary