COMMEMORATION Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word commemoration. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for COMMEMORATION
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memorial | nounn | |||||||
noun • a recognition of meritorious service • a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority • a structure erected to commemorate persons or events | ||||||||
memorialization | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something | ||||||||
remembrance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to recall past occurrences • a recognition of meritorious service | ||||||||
celebration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event • any joyous diversion • the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual | ||||||||
homage | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • respectful deference | ||||||||
observance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of observing; taking a patient look • a formal event performed on a special occasion • the act of noticing or paying attention • conformity with law or custom or practice etc. | ||||||||
tribute | nounn | |||||||
noun • something given or done as an expression of esteem • payment by one nation for protection by another • payment extorted by gangsters on threat of violence | ||||||||
memorialisation | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something |