That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.
The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
A custom or ceremony pertaining to the recently dead, such as a funeral, public burial, or the Greek custom of breaking clayen vessels on the grave or in front of the deceased's house.