Definitions for Memorial
məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-Me·mo·ri·al

Princeton's WordNet(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. memorial, commemoration, remembrance(noun)

   a recognition of meritorious service

2. memorial(noun)

   a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority

3. memorial, monument(noun)

   a structure erected to commemorate persons or events

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. memorial(Noun)

   A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event

   Etymology: From memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

2. memorial(Noun)

   A service of remembrance or commemoration

   Etymology: From memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

3. memorial(Noun)

   a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

   Etymology: From memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

4. memorial(Adjective)

   Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative

   Etymology: From memoriale, neuter of memorialis.

Webster Dictionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Memorial(adj)

   serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a memorial building

   Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

2. Memorial(adj)

   mnemonic; assisting the memory

   Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

3. Memorial(noun)

   anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument

   Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

4. Memorial(noun)

   a memorandum; a record

   Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

5. Memorial(noun)

   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

   Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

6. Memorial(noun)

   memory; remembrance

   Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

7. Memorial(noun)

   a species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation

   Etymology: [F. mmorial, L. memorialis, fr. memoria. See Memory.]

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. memorial

   An official petition on account of services performed.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. memorial

   An address to the government on any matter of public service.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Memorial' in Nouns Frequency: #2115

How to pronounce Memorial?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Memorial in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Memorial in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Memorial in a Sentence

1. Irwin Michael:

   Stocks tend to firm up around Memorial Day weekend.

2. Su Yung-Hua:

   Both the place and timing to put this up require courage, there are so many tourists from China coming to Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall.

3. First Baptist Church:

   The scene of this unspeakable event has been transformed into a beautiful memorial that celebrates and pays tribute to the lives that were lost.

4. Ashish Jha:

   What we saw was,around Memorial Day, the country started to open up and some states were in pretty good shape and eventually opened very slowly, other states already had a lot of cases and they opened pretty rapidly, and what I think were seeing is a mix of some of that higher levels of cases and some outbreaks.

5. Nick Shelton:

   Flags, flowers and letters alike lie near the remains of Wayne Wilson at the conclusion of the memorial service at the Silverbrook Cemetery in Niles, Mich., Niles Wednesday, July 17, 2019. ( Emil Lippe/Kalamazoo Gazette via AP) Mourners came from several states away to honor him. It said on Facebook he didnt have any family. He does have family, Ohio resident Kenneth Creechtold WNDU-TV. Everybody that stepped foot in Vietnam is a brother. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In brief remarks, Niles Mayor Nick Shelton thankedWilson and others like Niles Mayor Nick Shelton thankedWilson. General George S. Patton Jr. said it best : It is foolish and wrong to mourn the men who died. Rather, we should thank God that such men lived, thank God for Wayne Wilson and thank you all for being a part of his legacy.

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