MEMORIALS Synonyms

• a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

• a recognition of meritorious service

• complete and wholehearted fidelity

• a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

• a message that makes a pledge

• a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something

• the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action

• some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

• a distinguishing symbol

• a writing implement for making a mark

• 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)

• the ability to recall past occurrences

• a recognition of meritorious service

• a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person

• enclose in a shrine

• expressing admiration or appreciation

• of or relating to or constituting testimony

• something that serves as evidence

• something given or done as an expression of esteem

• something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable

• 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

• a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something

• a recognition of meritorious service

• 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)

• the ability to recall past occurrences

• a recognition of meritorious service