remembrance
n. C / Un. the act of remembering a person or an event, especially someone who has died. It is often used for formal ceremonies or when people show respect for the past.
n. the action of remembering something or someone, or a memory of a person or event. Often carries a commemorative or formal tone, particularly in the context of honoring the deceased.
The statue was built in remembrance of the fallen soldiers.
Every November, the town holds a service of remembrance to honor those who served in the military.
The poet's work serves as a lasting remembrance of a rural way of life that has almost entirely vanished in the wake of industrialization.
From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance.
Often used in the prepositional phrase 'in remembrance of'. Uncountable when referring to the abstract act of memory; countable when referring to a specific object or memento.