memorializations
Acts honoring memory
Memorializations are acts of preserving or honoring someone's memory, or the objects and ceremonies that result from such acts: The memorializations included a statue in the town square and an annual scholarship.
The word often appears in discussions of how societies choose to remember historical figures or events: Recent debates over Confederate memorializations have led to statue removals.
Structure honoring someone remembered
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
- unveilingAct of first revealing
ceremony · observance · anniversary · shrine · landmark · cornerstone · inscription · marker
Expression of deep respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- praiseExpression of approval
salute · commendation · acknowledgment · appreciation · respect · reverence · veneration · laudation
Tribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
- wakePath left in water
funeral · mourning · keepsake · tribute · reminiscence · nostalgia · bereavement · grief
Inherited cultural legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- bequestGift left by will
- traditionCustom passed through generations
posterity · preservation · archive · chronicle · artifact · heirloom · museum · collection
Stored historical documents
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- chronicleOrdered historical record
epoch · civilization · dynasty · genealogy · ancestry · documentation · registry · record-keeping
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- dedicationWholehearted loyalty to purpose
unveiling · ceremony · observance · anniversary · shrine · landmark · cornerstone · inscription · marker · obelisk
homage
Expression of deep respect
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- accoladeExpression of high esteem
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
praise · salute · commendation · acknowledgment · appreciation · respect · reverence · veneration · laudation · testimonial
eulogy
Tribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- epitaphText honoring the deceased
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
wake · funeral · mourning · keepsake · tribute · reminiscence · nostalgia · bereavement · grief · candlelight
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- endowmentPermanent donated fund
- bequestGift left by will
tradition · posterity · preservation · archive · chronicle · artifact · heirloom · museum · collection · foundation
archives
Stored historical documents
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- antiquityGreat age, ancient era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
chronicle · epoch · civilization · dynasty · genealogy · ancestry · documentation · registry · record-keeping · oral tradition
memorializationserasures
Acts of removing marks
obliterations · damnatio memoriae · expungements · destructions · demolitions
memorializationsforgetting
Failing to retain memories
neglect · oblivion · disregard · abandonment · ignoring
memorializationsdecay
Gradual organic breakdown
deterioration · impermanence · transience · ephemerality · dissolution