Remembrance
What it means
The act of remembering or a commemoration of someone or something past.
Reach for it when honoring memory with affection or solemn respect
Candles were placed in remembrance of neighbors lost in the flood.
Words to choose between 6
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everyday
memory
Fits when what the mind retains is central
Careful Memory need not involve deliberate honor.
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warm
Fits when honor is actively expressed
Careful A tribute need not rely on personal memory.
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formal
commemoration
Fits when a public act marks the past
Careful Commemoration is usually organized.
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formal
memorial
Fits when a lasting object or event honors the dead
Careful Memorial names the form, not remembering.
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literary
recollection
Fits when a particular past experience returns
Careful Recollection may be private and neutral.
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literary
reminiscence
Fits when fond reflection on earlier life is intended
Careful Reminiscence is less solemn.
Opposites 3
- forgetting
- oblivion
- erasure
Common phrases 3
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in remembrance
The garden was planted in remembrance of its founder.
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day of remembrance
A day of remembrance brought families together.
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loving remembrance
Her letters were preserved in loving remembrance.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated