loving memory
Cherished posthumous honor
Loving memory appears almost exclusively in the phrase in loving memory of, a formulaic tribute to someone who has died.
It appears on gravestones, memorial plaques, and dedications.
The phrase signals affectionate remembrance rather than mere acknowledgment—the deceased is not just remembered but cherished: This bench is dedicated in loving memory of our mother.
- tributeOffering of respect
- cherishedHeld dear, prized
- departedHaving left
- laid to restBuried after death
- rest in peaceEpitaph blessing for deceased
grief · nostalgia · keepsake · eulogy · obituary · dearly departed · flowers · photograph · candle · grave · tombstone · wreath · loss · mourning · heartfelt · tender · eternal · rest
- memorialsgravestone, monument, headstone, commemorations, grave markers
loving memoryerasure
Act of wiping away
damnatio memoriae · unmarked grave · forgotten · unmourned · unremembered
love, loved, loves, lover, lovers, lovely, lovelier, loveliest, loveliness