Definition of Commimoration
Com*mem`o*ra"tion (?), n. [L.
commemoratio.] 1. The act of
commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the
memory of some person or event.
This sacrament was designed to be a standing
commemoration of the death and passion of our Lord.
Abp. Tillotson.
The commonwealth which . . . chooses the most
flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a feast of eternal
commemoration.
Burke.
2. Whatever serves the purpose of
commemorating; a memorial.
Commemoration day, at the University of
Oxford, Eng., an annual observance or ceremony in honor of the
benefactors of the University, at which time honorary degrees are
conferred.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.
- Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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