Bible Dictionary: Commemoration

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration designed to honor the memory of some person or event.

2. (n.) Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.

Greek

3417. mneia -- remembrance, mention
... Transliteration: mneia Phonetic Spelling: (mni'-ah) Short Definition: remembrance,
recollection Definition: remembrance, recollection, mention; commemoration. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

2143. zeker -- remembrance, memorial
... Or zeker {zeh'-ker}; from zakar; a memento, abstr. Recollection (rarely if ever);
by implication, commemoration -- memorial, memory, remembrance, scent. ...
/hebrew/2143.htm - 6k

Library

Concerning the Neglect of the Commemoration.
... Sermons. Sermon LXXXIV . Concerning the Neglect of the Commemoration.
Concerning the Neglect of the Commemoration. I. The Churchmen ...
/.../leo/writings of leo the great/sermon lxxxiv concerning the.htm

Centenary Commemoration
... CENTENARY COMMEMORATION. OF THE ELECTION OF BISHOP SEABURY. 1883. ... The opening service
was made a formal commemoration of the election of Bishop Seabury. ...
/.../the sermons and addresses at the seabury centenary/centenary commemoration.htm

Centenary Commemoration
... CENTENARY COMMEMORATION. ... Such a commemoration fitly ends the series of centenary
observances which we began in Woodbury in the spring-tide of 1883. ...
/.../centenary commemoration 2.htm

Centenary Commemoration of the Consecration of Bishop Seabury. ...
... CENTENARY COMMEMORATION OF THE CONSECRATION OF BISHOP SEABURY. 1884. THE RT. REV.
SAMUEL SEABURY, DD WAS CONSECRATED FIRST BISHOP OF CONNECTICUT AT ABERDEEN,. ...
/.../centenary commemoration of the consecration.htm

Prefatory Note.
... In his address to the Diocesan Convention of 1881, Bishop Williams suggested the
appointment of a committee to provide for the appropriate commemoration of the ...
/.../various/the sermons and addresses at the seabury centenary/prefatory note.htm

The Epistle of the Emperor Constantine, Concerning the Matters ...
... "The commemoration of the most sacred paschal feast ... One day has our Saviour set apart
for a commemoration of our deliverance, namely, of His most holy Passion. ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/chapter ix the epistle of the.htm

Whether the Effect of Christ's Priesthood is the Expiation of Sins ...
... have ceased to be offered; because the worshipers once cleansed should have no
conscience of sin any longer; but in them there is made a commemoration of sins ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the effect of christs.htm

Eucharistic Rites. Liturgy.
... But we cannot justly assume, from a mere omission in so brief a summary, that the
Commemoration of the Institution had no place in the Liturgy then in use at ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/chapter v eucharistic rites liturgy.htm

Sacred Times --The Lord's Day.
... It appears, therefore, from the New Testament itself, that Sunday was observed as
a day of worship, and in special commemoration of the Resurrection, whereby ...
/.../history of the christian church volume i/section 57 sacred timesthe lords.htm

George Borrow
... You may desire some explanation of why we in this Cathedral, have thought it right
to take part with the city in the public commemoration of George Borrow. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/beeching/george borrow/george borrow.htm

Thesaurus

Commemoration (1 Occurrence)
... 2. (n.) Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
Multi-Version Concordance Commemoration (1 Occurrence). Esther ...
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Purim (5 Occurrences)
... A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical
commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose ...
/p/purim.htm - 16k

Pur (3 Occurrences)
... A lot, lots, a festival instituted by the Jews (Esther 9:24-32) in ironical
commemoration of Haman's consultation of the Pur (a Persian word), for the purpose ...
/p/pur.htm - 15k

Pentecost (3 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in commemoration of
the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; which occurred on the day of ...
/p/pentecost.htm - 21k

Jubilee (25 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) The joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary of any event;
as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign; the jubilee of the American Board of ...
/j/jubilee.htm - 27k

Wake (34 Occurrences)
... a vigil. 12. (n.) An annual parish festival formerly held in commemoration
of the dedication of a church. Originally, prayers were ...
/w/wake.htm - 17k

Festivals (17 Occurrences)
... This feast was appointed by Judas Maccabaeus in commemoration of the purification
of the temple after it had been polluted by Antiochus Epiphanes. ...
/f/festivals.htm - 15k

Feast (209 Occurrences)
... ta egkainia, John 10:22): A feast held by the Jews throughout the country for eight
days, commencing on the 25th Kiclev (December), in commemoration of the ...
/f/feast.htm - 47k

Regemmelech (1 Occurrence)
... re'-gem-me'-lek, re'-gem-mel'-ek (reghem melekh): One of a deputation sent to inquire
concerning the propriety of continuing the commemoration of the ...
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Regem-melech (1 Occurrence)
... re'-gem-me'-lek, re'-gem-mel'-ek (reghem melekh): One of a deputation sent to inquire
concerning the propriety of continuing the commemoration of the ...
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Bible Concordance

Commemoration (1 Occurrence)

Esther 9:28 and that these days should be remembered and kept throughout every generation, every family, every province, and every city; and that these days of Purim should not fail from among the Jews, nor the memory of them perish from their seed.
(See RSV)

Subtopics

Commemoration

Related Terms

Purim (5 Occurrences)

Pur (3 Occurrences)

Pentecost (3 Occurrences)

Jubilee (25 Occurrences)

Wake (34 Occurrences)

Festivals (17 Occurrences)

Feast (209 Occurrences)

Regemmelech (1 Occurrence)

Regem-melech (1 Occurrence)