Word info

in memoriam

Speech parts

1. in memoriam - Noun

2. in memoriam - Adverb

Meaning

in memoriam (not comparable)

In memory (of); as a memorial.

in memoriam (plural in memoriams)

An announcement or composition etc. in memory of a deceased person.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

The relevant poems are Milton's Paradise Lost, Pope's Essay on Man, Wordsworth's Excursion, Tennyson's In Memoriam. Alfred North Whitehead

After a brief in memoriam during SNL's 40th Anniversary Special on February 15, 2015, Bill Murray ended the segment with the famous phrase which "just came in from Spain". Source: Internet

Chaz was in attendance to accept a plaque on Roger's behalf. citation At the 86th Academy Awards ceremony, Ebert was included in the In Memoriam montage, a rare honor for a film critic. citation citation In 2014, the documentary Life Itself was released. Source: Internet

Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell performed the Beatles’ ‘Yesterday’ as the Oscars’ In Memoriam montage remembered Kobe Bryant, Kirk Douglas and others. Source: Internet

An experienced Unitarian Universalist minister and the author of In Memoriam: A Guide to Modern Funeral and Memorial Services, Edward Searl has been aiding people through this difficult passage for more than a quarter of a century. Source: Internet

History The first supper was held in memoriam at Burns Cottage by Robert Burns' friends on 21 July 1801, the fifth anniversary of his death, and have been a regular occurrence ever since. Source: Internet

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