EPITAPH Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word epitaph. (close relations)
Definition of EPITAPH
Best Alternative Words for EPITAPH
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commemoration | nounn | |||||||
noun • a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something • a recognition of meritorious service | ||||||||
elegy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a mournful poem; a lament for the dead | ||||||||
eulogy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a formal expression of praise for someone who has died recently • a formal expression of praise | ||||||||
inscription | nounn | |||||||
noun • letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something • a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something • the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
monument | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure erected to commemorate persons or events • an important site that is marked and preserved as public property • a burial vault (usually for some famous person) | ||||||||
remembrance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ability to recall past occurrences • a recognition of meritorious service | ||||||||
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 |