memorial

¹me·mo·ri·al

adjective \mə-ˈmȯr-ē-əl\

Definition of MEMORIAL

1

: serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative

2

: of or relating to memory

— me·mo·ri·al·ly \-ə-lē\ adverb

Examples of MEMORIAL

1. <a memorial plaque on the bridge for a diver who died in the line of duty>

Origin of MEMORIAL

Middle English, from Latin memorialis, from memoria memory

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to MEMORIAL

Synonyms

commemorating, honorary, commemorative, memorializing

Related Words

epitaphial, epitaphic; dedicatory, testimonial; canonizing, enshrining, exalting, glorifying

Rhymes with MEMORIAL

arboreal, armorial, auctorial, authorial, cantorial, censorial, corporeal, cursorial, factorial, fossorial, marmoreal, pictorial, praetorial, proctorial, raptorial, rectorial, sartorial, seignorial, sensorial, sponsorial, tonsorial, tutorial, uxorial, vectorial

²memorial

noun

Definition of MEMORIAL

1

: something that keeps remembrance alive: as

a : monument

b : something (as a speech or ceremony) that commemorates

c : keepsake, memento

2

a : record, memoir <language and literature … the memorials of another age — J. H. Fisher>

b : memorandum, note; specifically : a legal abstract

c : a statement of facts addressed to a government and often accompanied by a petition or remonstrance

Examples of MEMORIAL

1. <the Vietnam War Memorial is a starkly beautiful testimonial to the bravery of the soldiers who served in Vietnam>

First Known Use of MEMORIAL

14th century

Related to MEMORIAL

Synonyms

commemorative, keepsake, memento, monument, remembrance, reminder, souvenir, token

Related Words

memorabilia; relic, vestige; cairn, landmark, marker; testimonial, tribute; cenotaph