remembrance

[ri-mem-bruhns]

noun

1. a retained mental impression; memory.

   Synonyms: reminiscence, recollection

2. the act or fact of remembering.

3. the power or faculty of remembering.

   Synonyms: memory

4. the length of time over which recollection or memory extends.

5. the state of being remembered; commemoration.

   to hold someone's name in remembrance.

6. something that serves to bring to mind or keep in mind some place, person, event, etc.; memento.

   Synonyms: memorial, token, souvenir, trophy, keepsake

7. a gift given as a token of love or friendship.

   I sent her a small remembrance on Mother's Day.

8. remembrances, greetings; respects.

remembrance

/ rɪˈmɛmbrəns /

noun

1. the act of remembering or state of being remembered

2. something that is remembered; reminiscence

3. a memento or keepsake

4. the extent in time of one's power of recollection

5. 1. the act of honouring some past event, person, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      a remembrance service

Other Word Forms

• nonremembrance noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of remembrance¹

1300–50; Middle English < Old French; remember, -ance

Example Sentences

He can be heard saying he came to "stand with you in remembrance of those who have lost their lives".

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“When questioned as to his reasons for doing this, he stated that he thought it was because he wanted a remembrance of his mother,” the records read.

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Lucumí is an Afro-Caribbean religion with roots in Yoruba cosmology, formed and sustained by enslaved Africans in Cuba as an act of resistance and remembrance.

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When prominent political or cultural figures die in the U.S., the remembrance of their life often veers into hagiography.

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"Cemeteries are sacred spaces reserved only for burials and remembrance of the deceased," it said.

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Related Words

• commemoration 
• memento 
• memorial 
• reminder