monument

monument

noun

Definition of MONUMENT

1

a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased <the Quakers disapproved of monuments, regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity>

Synonyms gravestone, headstone, monument, stone

Related Words cross, marker, plaque, table, tablet; monolith, obelisk, pillar; memorial, shrine; burial, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb

2

something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event <a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it>

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

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