commemorators
Those who honor
Commemorators are people who commemorate—who honor or preserve the memory of a person, event, or achievement.
The term appears in discussions of monuments, memorials, and public remembrance: The commemorators gathered at the battlefield each anniversary.
It can also describe those who create or maintain tributes: Local commemorators organized the centennial celebration.
Formal moving line
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- unveilingAct of first revealing
wreath-laying · observance · convocation · solemnity · pageantry · gathering · reception · candlelight vigil
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
- memoirWritten personal recollection
chronicle · keepsake · memento · souvenir · relic · archive · preservation · oral history
Perceiving something as known
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- venerationProfound admiring respect
accolade · commendation · decoration · medal · citation · award · posthumous · lifetime achievement
Tribute for the dead
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- homageExpression of deep respect
- laudationFormal expression of praise
- saluteGestural sign of honor
praise · testimonial · dedication · acknowledgment · epitaph · inscription · plaque · monument
procession
Formal moving line
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
unveiling · wreath-laying · observance · convocation · solemnity · pageantry · gathering · reception · candlelight vigil · moment of silence
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- recollectionRecalled mental image
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- legacyWhat's passed down
memoir · chronicle · keepsake · memento · souvenir · relic · archive · preservation · oral history · testimony
recognition
Perceiving something as known
- distinctionNotable difference or honor
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
veneration · accolade · commendation · decoration · medal · citation · award · posthumous · lifetime achievement · hall of fame
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
- panegyricElaborate formal tribute speech
- homageExpression of deep respect
- laudationFormal expression of praise
salute · praise · testimonial · dedication · acknowledgment · epitaph · inscription · plaque · monument · statue
milestone
Notable event marking progress
- jubileeSpecial anniversary observance
- centenaryHundredth anniversary observance
- bicentennial200th anniversary observance
sesquicentennial · silver · golden · diamond · platinum · decade · annual · founding · birth · death
commemoratorsforgetters
Those who fail to retain
erasers · obliterators · suppressors · censors · deniers
commemoratorsdesecrators
Those who profane sanctity
defilers · defamers · denigrators · vandals · iconoclasts