immortalizers
Those who eternalize
Immortalizers are people or things that make something last forever, preserving it from being forgotten.
A biographer might be called an immortalizer of her subjects.
The word appears rarely, usually in elevated or literary contexts: The great painters were immortalizers of their age.
Preserve dead animals
- embalmersThose who preserve corpses
- archivistsKeepers of historical documents
- curatorsCollection caretakers
- conservatorsPreservation and repair experts
restorers · mummification · cryonics · formaldehyde · specimens · relics · artifacts · time capsules
Tributes to the departed
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- tributesExpressions honoring someone
- dedicationsFormal expressions of honor
- honorariumsPayments for nominal services
plaques · statues · shrines · eulogies · epitaphs · obituaries · testimonials · remembrance
Inherited cultural legacy
- posterityFuture generations collectively
- descendantsThose who come after
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- dynastySuccessive family rulers
succession · bequest · inheritance · heirloom · patrimony · birthright · endowment · progeny
Traditional stories or icons
- iconsRepresentative small images
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- luminariesDistinguished influential people
- heroesAdmired courageous figures
idols · superstars · pioneers · trailblazers · visionaries · laureates · honorees · hall-of-famers
Works of supreme skill
- portraitsImages of specific people
- sculpturesCarved or molded artworks
- bustsHead-and-shoulders sculptures
- muralsLarge wall paintings
frescoes · compositions · literary works · epic poems · ballads · anthems · odes · elegies
taxidermists
Preserve dead animals
- embalmersThose who preserve corpses
- archivistsKeepers of historical documents
- curatorsCollection caretakers
conservators · restorers · mummification · cryonics · formaldehyde · specimens · relics · artifacts · time capsules · vaults
memorials
Tributes to the departed
- monumentsStructures commemorating notable achievements
- tributesExpressions honoring someone
- dedicationsFormal expressions of honor
honorariums · plaques · statues · shrines · eulogies · epitaphs · obituaries · testimonials · remembrance · keepsakes
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- posterityFuture generations collectively
- descendantsThose who come after
- lineageDescent from progenitors
dynasty · succession · bequest · inheritance · heirloom · patrimony · birthright · endowment · progeny · ancestry
legends
Traditional stories or icons
- iconsRepresentative small images
- celebritiesWell-known public figures
- luminariesDistinguished influential people
heroes · idols · superstars · pioneers · trailblazers · visionaries · laureates · honorees · hall-of-famers · pantheon
masterpieces
Works of supreme skill
- portraitsImages of specific people
- sculpturesCarved or molded artworks
- bustsHead-and-shoulders sculptures
murals · frescoes · compositions · literary works · epic poems · ballads · anthems · odes · elegies · photographers
immortalizersforgetters
Those who fail to retain
erasers · obliterators · destroyers · suppressors · censors
immortalizersdiminishers
Things that lessen magnitude
defamers · detractors · disparagers · belittlers · trivializers
immortalizersdestroyers
Fast armed naval vessels
killers · annihilators · exterminators · eradicators · terminators