What does mémorial mean?
Definitions for mémorial
məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-mémori·al
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Princeton's WordNet
memorial, commemoration, remembrancenoun
a recognition of meritorious service
memorialnoun
a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
memorial, monumentnoun
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
Wiktionary
memorialnoun
A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event
memorialnoun
A service of remembrance or commemoration
memorialnoun
a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.
memorialadjective
Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative
Etymology: From memoriale, neuter of memorialis.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Memorialadjective
Etymology: memorial, Fr. memorialis, Latin.
Thy master now lies thinking in his bed
Of thee and me, and sighs, and takes my glove,
And gives memorial dainty kisses to it. William Shakespeare.May I, at the conclusion of a work, which is a kind of monument of Alexander Pope’s partiality to me, place the following lines as an inscription memorial of it. William Broome.
The tomb with manly arms and trophies raise;
There high in air memorial of my name
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. Alexander Pope.The case is the same with the memorial possessions of the greatest part of mankind: a few useful things mixed with many trifles fill up their memories. Isaac Watts.
Memorialnoun
All churches have had their names; some as memorials of peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the trinity itself, some of Christ under sundry titles; of the blessed Virgin not a few; many of one apostle, saint, or martyr; many of all. Richard Hooker.
A memorial unto Israel, that no stranger offer incense before the Lord. Num. xvi. 43.
All the laws of this kingdom have some monuments or memorials thereof in writing, yet all of them have not their original in writing; for some of those laws have obtained their force by immemorial usage. Matthew Hale.
In other parts like deeds deserv’d
Memorial, where the might of Gabriel fought. John Milton.Reflect upon a clear, unblotted, acquitting conscience, and feed upon the ineffable comforts of the memorial of a conquered temptation. Robert South, Sermons.
Medals are so many monuments consigned over to eternity, that may last when all other memorials of the same age are worn out or lost. Joseph Addison, on ancient Medals.
He was a prince sad, serious, and full of thoughts and secret observations, and full of notes and memorials of his own hand touching persons. Francis Bacon, Henry VII.
Memorials written with king Edward’s hand shall be the ground of this history. John Hayward.
Wikipedia
Memorial
A memorial is an object or place which serves as a focus for the memory or the commemoration of something, usually an influential, deceased person or a historical, tragic event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or works of art such as sculptures, statues or fountains and parks. Larger memorials may be known as monuments.
Webster Dictionary
Memorialadjective
serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building
Memorialadjective
mnemonic; assisting the memory
Memorialnoun
anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument
Memorialnoun
a memorandum; a record
Memorialnoun
a written representation of facts, addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition
Memorialnoun
memory; remembrance
Memorialnoun
a species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation
Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]
Wikidata
Memorial
A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
memorial
An official petition on account of services performed.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
memorial
An address to the government on any matter of public service.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'mémorial' in Nouns Frequency: #2115
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of mémorial in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of mémorial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of mémorial in a Sentence
The concept, I believe, of Memorial Day is to remember those we’ve lost, and not just those in combat but from all the other ways. Including their own hands, what I believe the people we’re remembering would want us to think about are [ those ] who still remain, who will continue to experience this.
Look at' Avengers : Endgame,' that opened in April,' Black Panther' was last February and' Star Wars' is now usually in December, a slow Memorial weekend is no longer a harbinger of a terrible summer. It's just another long weekend on the calendar.
I am standing here before you, the Rabin family, the Rabin Center members, holding out my hand and asking, 27 years later: Please let us be partners in this day. Let’s search for the common message that will make us remember together, the whole nation, left and right, religious and secular. Don’t let them turn the murder memorial into a day of cynical exploitation and political mudslinging.
Boo-hoo-hoo, you white people are angry because you couldn’t use your ‘white privilege’ card to get invited to the Black Lives Matter’s all-black Memorial Day celebration! Wow!
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the National War Memorial are sacred sites for Canadians, the desecration of these sites was a disgusting act and is a dishonour to those soldiers who have given their lives for our country and those Canadian soldiers who continue to fight for our freedom today.
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- النصب التذكاريArabic
- Denkmal, Gedenk-, Gedenkgottesdienst, MahnmalGerman
- memorejoEsperanto
- memorialSpanish
- muistotilaisuus, muisto, muistomerkkiFinnish
- mémorialFrench
- cuimhneachanScottish Gaelic
- אנדרטהHebrew
- emlékműHungarian
- 기념물Korean
- monumentumLatin
- herdenkingsplaatsDutch
- поминовение, памятник, мемориалRussian
- minnes-, minnesmärke, minnesgudstjänst, minneshögtidSwedish
- நினைவுTamil
- abide, anıtTurkish
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