Synonyms of the word

commemoration

• n. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or…
• n. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.

ceremonial

• adj. Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony; ritual or formal.
• adj. (archaic) Observant of forms; ceremonious.
• n. A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.

ceremony

• n. A ritual with religious significance.
• n. An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
• n. A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks.
• n. (obsolete) An omen or portent.

credit

• v. (transitive) To believe; to put credence in.
• v. (transitive, accounting) To add to an account (confer debit.).
• v. (transitive) To acknowledge the contribution of.
• v. (transitive) To bring honour or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise the estimation of.
• n. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; faith; trust.
• n. (uncountable) Recognition and respect.
• n. (countable) Acknowledgement of a contribution, especially in the performing arts.
• n. (television/film, usually in the plural) Written titles and other information about the TV program or…
• n. (uncountable, law, business) A privilege of delayed payment extended to a buyer or borrower on the seller's…
• n. The time given for payment for something sold on trust.
• n. (uncountable, US) A person's credit rating or creditworthiness, as represented by their history of borrowing…
• n. (accounting) An addition to certain accounts.
• n. (tax accounting) A reduction in taxes owed, or a refund for excess taxes paid.
• n. A source of value, distinction or honour.
• n. An arbitrary unit of value, used in many token economies.
• n. (uncountable) Recognition for having taken a course (class).
• n. (countable) A course credit, a credit hour – used as measure if enough courses have been taken for graduation.

memorial

• n. A structure, such as a monument, intended to celebrate the memory of a person or event.
• n. A service of remembrance or commemoration.
• n. (law) a statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal,…
• adj. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.
• adj. Contained in the memory.
• adj. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.

memorialisation

• n. Alternative form of memorialization.

memorialization

• n. The act or process of memorializing or creating a memorial.

observance

• n. The practice of complying with a law, custom, command or rule.
• n. The custom of celebrating a holiday or similar occasion.
• n. Observation or the act of watching.
• n. (religion) A rule governing a religious order, especially in the Roman Catholic church.

recognition

• n. the act of recognizing or the condition of being recognized.
• n. an awareness that something observed has been observed before.
• n. acceptance as valid or true.
• n. official acceptance of the status of a new government by that of another country.
• n. honour, favourable note, or attention.
• n. (immunology) The propriety consisting for antibodies to bind to some specific antigens and not to others.

remembrance

• n. The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
• n. The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection.
• n. Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
• n. That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum…
• n. The power of remembering; the reach of personal knowledge; the period over which one's memory extends.
• n. (obsolete) Something to be remembered; an admonition, counsel, instruction.