remembrances
Tokens of memory
Remembrances are things kept or done to honor memory—objects, ceremonies, or mental acts of recalling.
A keepsake serves as a remembrance of a person or event: She gave him a lock of hair as a remembrance.
The word also covers the act of remembering itself: in remembrance of the fallen.
Remembrances sent through others are greetings or regards: Give my remembrances to your mother.
Recalling past experiences
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- memoirWritten personal recollection
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
memento · token · heirloom · relic · photograph · diary · letter · scrapbook
Offering of respect
- eulogyTribute for the dead
- obituaryNotice of someone's passing
- funeralService honoring the dead
- wakePath left in water
shiva · condolences · sympathy · bereavement · grief · cemetery · grave · wreath
Time not long past
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
- homesicknessLonging for one's dwelling
bygone · halcyon · sepia · vintage · retro · throwback · old-fashioned · melancholy
Structure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
dedication · veterans · legacy · heroism · valor · testimonial · honoring · observance
reminiscence
Recalling past experiences
- flashbackInvoluntary past memory
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- memoirWritten personal recollection
keepsake · memento · token · heirloom · relic · photograph · diary · letter · scrapbook · souvenir
tribute
Offering of respect
wake · shiva · condolences · sympathy · bereavement · grief · cemetery · grave · wreath · interment
yesteryear
Time not long past
- sentimentalityExcessive tender emotion
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- longingIntense, persistent desire
homesickness · bygone · halcyon · sepia · vintage · retro · throwback · old-fashioned · melancholy · yearning
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
- plaqueInscribed memorial tablet
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
anniversary · dedication · veterans · legacy · heroism · valor · testimonial · honoring · observance · centennial
- memoriesmemories, recollections, childhood memories, reminisce, faded memories
- memoirsmemoir, memoirs, autobiography, autobiographies, life story
remembrancesforgetting
Failing to retain memories
amnesia · oblivion · forgetfulness · memory loss · lapses
- Remembrance DayMemorial for fallen soldiers
- remembrance poppySymbol honoring war dead
- remembrance ceremonyEvent honoring past events
- do this in remembrance
- Holocaust remembranceMemorializing systematic Jewish genocide
- remembrance gardenSpace dedicated to memory