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Definition of memorä°al in English English dictionary
- Gift made to perpetuate the memory of an individual "Memorial" should not be confused with a gift to honor a living person See also: Memorial Fund Topic areas: Fundraising and Financial Sustainability
- a document filed in the Registry of Deeds on registration of a deed It contains statutory details of the contents of the deed i e the date, the names and descriptions of all parties and all witnesses to the deed and a description of the property affected by the deed It must also be executed and sworn in accordance with the Registration of Deeds Act, 1707 and amending legislation
- A gift to an organization commemorating either the donor or someone else, living or dead, as designated by the donor Organizations often designate memorials and seek support from relatives and friends of the one being memorialized
- Anything meant to help people remember an important event, truth, or person
- A measure adopted by either the House or the Senate (a measure adopted by both is a joint memorial) to make a request of or express an opinion to Congress or the President of the United States, or both It is not used to commemorate the dead (See Concurrent Resolution)
- a statement of facts presented to a legislative body that is the basis for a petition or request for action; the way in which one organization formally makes a request of another; brought to a synodical women's organization convention by a unit or to a triennial convention by a synodical women's organization
- a recognition of meritorious service
- A monument that commemorates an event or person
- The term memorial shall include a monument, marker or headstone for family or individual use
- a written statement of facts submitted in conjunction with a petition to an authority
- (me·mo·ri·al) NOUN: 1) Something, such as a monument or holiday, intended to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or an event 2) A written statement of facts or a petition presented to a legislative body or an executive
- (Gr Mnymosyno) A special service held in the Orthodox Church for the repose of the souls of the dead Memorial services are held on the third, ninth and fortieth day; after six months, and after one or three years after death Boiled wheat is used as a symbol of the resurrection of everyone at the Second Coming of Christ
- a structure erected to commemorate persons or events