something designed to preserve the memory of a person, event, etc., as a monument or a holiday.

a written statement of facts presented to a sovereign, a legislative body, etc., as the ground of, or expressed in the form of, a petition or remonstrance.

preserving the memory of a person or thing; commemorative

memorial services.

of or pertaining to the memory.

adjective

abusive , dishonorable

adjective

canonizing , celebrative , commemoratory , consecrating , consecrative , dedicatory , deifying , enshrining , in tribute , memorializing , monumental , remembering , commemorative

noun

cairn , ceremony , column , headstone , inscription , keepsake , mausoleum , memento , monolith , obelisk , pillar , plaque , record , relic , remembrance , reminder , shaft , slab , souvenir , statue , stele , tablet , token , tombstone , trophy , commemoration , monument , cenotaph , commemorative , memoir , shrine , testimonial , vestige