A ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something.

synonyms: memorialisation, memorialization.

Roget 883: celebration, solemnization, jubilee, commemoration, ovation, paean, triumph, jubilation, ceremony (rite) 998; holiday, fiesta, zarabanda^†, revelry, feast (amusement) 840; china anniversary, diamond anniversary, golden anniversary, silver anniversary, tin anniversary, china jubilee, diamond jubilee, golden jubilee, silver jubilee, tin jubilee, china wedding, diamond wedding, golden wedding, silver wedding, tin wedding.    triumphal arch, bonfire, salute; salvo, salvo of artillery; feu de joie [Fr.], flourish of trumpets, fanfare, colors flying, illuminations.    inauguration, installation, presentation; coronation; Lord Mayor's show; harvest-home, red-letter day; trophy etc. 733; Te Deum etc. (thanksgiving) 990 [Lat.]; fete etc. 882; holiday etc. 840; Forefathers' Day [U.S.].    ... show more

Dutch: commemoratie, herdenking

A recognition of meritorious service.

synonyms: memorial, remembrance.

Roget 505: memory, remembrance; retention, retentiveness; tenacity; veteris vestigia flammae [Lat.]; tablets of the memory; readiness.    reminiscence, recognition, recollection, rememoration^†; recurrence, flashback; retrospect, retrospection.    afterthought, post script, PS.    suggestion etc. (information) 527; prompting etc. v.; hint, reminder; remembrancer^†, flapper; memorial etc. (record) 551; commemoration etc. (celebration) 883.    [written reminder] note, memo, memorandum; things to be remembered, token of remembrance, memento, souvenir, keepsake, relic, memorabilia.    art of memory, artificial memory; memoria technica [Lat.]; mnemonics, mnemotechnics^†; phrenotypics^†; Mnemosyne.    prompt-book; crib sheet, cheat sheet.    retentive memory, tenacious memory, photographic memory, green memory^†, trustworthy memory, capacious memory, faithful memory, correct memory, exact memory, ready memory, prompt memory, accurate recollection; perfect memory, total recall.    celebrity, fame, renown, reputation etc. (repute) 873.    ... show more

Roget 551: trace, vestige, relic, remains; scar, cicatrix; footstep, footmark^†, footprint; pug; track mark, wake, trail, scent, piste^†.    monument, hatchment^†, slab, tablet, trophy, achievement; obelisk, pillar, column, monolith; memorial; memento etc. (memory) 505; testimonial, medal; commemoration etc. (celebration) 883.    record, note, minute; register, registry; roll etc. (list) 86; cartulary, diptych, Domesday book; catalogue raisonne [Fr.]; entry, memorandum, indorsement^†, inscription, copy, duplicate, docket; notch etc. (mark) 550; muniment^†, deed etc. (security) 771; document; deposition, proces verbal [Fr.]; affidavit; certificate etc. (evidence) 467.    notebook, memorandum book, memo book, pocketbook, commonplace book; portfolio; pigeonholes, excerpta^†, adversaria [Lat.], jottings, dottings^†.    gazette, gazetteer; newspaper, daily, magazine; almanac, almanack^†; calendar, ephemeris, diary, log, journal, daybook, ledger; cashbook^†, petty cashbook^†; professional journal, scientific literature, the literature, primary literature, secondary literature, article, review article.    archive, scroll, state paper, return, blue book; statistics etc. 86; compte rendu [Fr.]; Acts of, Transactions of, Proceedings of; Hansard's Debates; chronicle, annals, legend; history, biography etc. 594; Congressional Records.    registration; registry; enrollment, inrollment^†; tabulation; entry, booking; signature etc. (identification) 550; recorder etc. 553; journalism.    [analog recording media] recording, tape recording, videotape.    [digital recording media] compact disk; floppy disk, diskette; hard disk, Winchester disk; read-only memory, ROM; write once read mostly memory, WORM.    ... show more