Antonyms for memorial

Grammar : Adj, noun

Spell : muh-mawr-ee-uh l, -mohr-

Phonetic Transcription : məˈmɔr i əl, -ˈmoʊr-

Definition of memorial

Origin : late 14c., "memorable, excellent; remembered, committed to memory," from Old French memorial "mindful of, remembering," from Latin memorialis (adj.) "of or belonging to memory," from memoria "memory" (see memory).

adj commemorative
noun monument, testimonial in honor, praise

Example sentences :

I forced the shirt on him, however, as a sort of memorial of me.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

The memorial of this excellent woman is short, but replete with instruction.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

Like Elizabeth, her "memorial" is short, but it does not "perish with her."
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

Nelson soon assured the Austrian commander that this was not the object of his memorial.
Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey

He was the first American writer who was honored by a memorial in Westminster Abbey.
Extract from : « Graded Poetry: Second Year » by Various

What—why—why, Caleb, that's—ain't that the Nickerson memorial gate?
Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln

Thus is that memorial disposed of as a false and lying document.
Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini

Memorial services were held from one end of the country to the other.
Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

Inside the arch is a memorial hall for recording the achievements of women.
Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various

We have taken him to the Memorial Hospital in one of their ambulances.
Extract from : « The Crimson Tide » by Robert W. Chambers

Synonyms for memorial

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