commemoration
the act of commemorating.
a service, celebration, etc., in memory of some person or event.
a memorial.
(in many Christian churches) a special service or prayer for commemorating the lesser feast on days on which two feasts of unequal rank are celebrated.
Origin of commemoration
1Other words from commemoration
- com·mem·o·ra·tion·al, adjective
- non·com·mem·o·ra·tion, noun
- non·com·mem·o·ra·tion·al, adjective
Words Nearby commemoration
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How to use commemoration in a sentence
It was not that this was a place where despair led to a lasting choice, but that the area was filled with trash and rotting construction signs rather than any commemoration for the lives that were lost.
A vacation town promises rest and relaxation. The water knows the truth. | Nneka M. Okona | August 26, 2021 | VoxI think commemoration ought to drive change and not be a substitute for change.
Orlando City Hall on June 1 raised the Pride flag in commemoration of Pride month.
He recently became the first president to visit Tulsa in commemoration of a race massacre there.
On May 8, Thiel organized a community commemoration of the 91st anniversary of the Sherman Riot and the lynching of Hughes.
In Texas, a struggle to memorialize a brutal lynching as resistance grows to teaching historical racism | Sydney Trent | June 3, 2021 | Washington Post
As late as the fifth century, powerful aristocratic women took charge of the commemoration of the dead in Rome.
First Anglican Woman Bishop A Return to Christian Roots | Candida Moss | December 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTo Bartholdi, his statue meant a commemoration of Liberty attained.
128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty | Elizabeth Mitchell | October 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the Maryland governor also has higher ambitions for the commemoration.
The Presidential Hopeful Obsessed With the War of 1812 | Ben Jacobs | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTJust before commemoration week, the province had uncovered another body and was preparing it for burial.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone | Nina Strochlic | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe majority are now in school elsewhere but return each year during commemoration.
After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone | Nina Strochlic | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMusical festival in Westminster abbey, in commemoration of the birthday of Handel.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellOn the first day of the seventh month, Tishri (October), is the commemoration of the creation of the world.
I will not however speak of them all, but only those whom I suppose to be worthy of commemoration and full discussion.
The Histories of Polybius, Vol. II (of 2) | PolybiusIn commemoration of this miraculous manifestation of the divine will the city was named Tzintzuntzan, 'place of celestial birds.'
The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume 5 | Hubert Howe BancroftFinally, a medal was struck in commemoration of the event, and presented to the workmen.
The Story of the Cambrian | C. P. Gasquoine
British Dictionary definitions for commemoration
/ (kəˌmɛməˈreɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of commemorating
a ceremony or service in memory of a person or event
Derived forms of commemoration
- commemorational, adjective
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