immortalised
Made to last
Immortalised is the British spelling of immortalized, meaning preserved or celebrated in a way that endures beyond normal memory.
A person can be immortalised in a portrait, a statue, or a song.
Places are immortalised in literature: Dickens immortalised Victorian London.
The word suggests lasting fame or permanent record, whether deserved or not.
Honored through ceremony
- enshrinedMade permanently sacred
- memorializedHonored through lasting tribute
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
- celebratedWidely known and praised
remembered · tribute · monument · preserved · recorded · documented · eternalized · perpetuated
Famous beyond ordinary measure
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
- celebratedWidely known and praised
famous · glorified · lionized · exalted · revered · venerated · distinguished · esteemed
commemorated
Honored through ceremony
- enshrinedMade permanently sacred
- memorializedHonored through lasting tribute
- honoredGiven recognition or respect
celebrated · remembered · tribute · monument · preserved · recorded · documented · eternalized · perpetuated · recognized
legendary
Famous beyond ordinary measure
- iconicWidely recognized, enduring
- renownedWidely known and esteemed
- acclaimedPublicly and enthusiastically praised
celebrated · famous · glorified · lionized · exalted · revered · venerated · distinguished · esteemed · notable
captured
Taken by force
painted · sculpted · photographed · filmed · written · composed · sung · canvas · bronze · marble
deified
Made into a god
- canonizedDeclared officially holy
- apotheosisPeak or deification
- pantheonAll gods of a religion
deity · godlike · mythology · folklore · legend · heroic · transcendent · divine · sacred · hallowed
immortalisedforgotten
No longer recalled
erased · obliterated · unremembered · obscured · buried