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damnatio memoriae

UK/damˌnɑːtɪ.əʊ mɪˈmɔːrɪ.aɪ/US/dæmˌnɑti.oʊ məˈmɔri.aɪ/

damnatio memoriae noun: a posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.

Noun

damnatio memoriae (uncountable)

  1. (Ancient-Rome, historical) A posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.

Synonyms of damnatio memoriae

Origin of damnatio memoriae

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin damnātiō memoriae (literally “condemnation of memory”).

Questions about damnatio memoriae

What does damnatio memoriae mean?
Damnatio memoriae means a posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.
What part of speech is damnatio memoriae?
Damnatio memoriae is a noun.
How do you pronounce damnatio memoriae?
Damnatio memoriae is pronounced /damˌnɑːtɪ.əʊ mɪˈmɔːrɪ.aɪ/ (UK).

Words near damnatio memoriae in the dictionary

  1. damnableness
  2. damnablenesses
  3. damnably
  4. damnacanthal
  5. damnatio ad bestias
  6. damnatio memoriae
  7. damnation
  8. damnation of memory
  9. damnations
  10. damnatory
  11. damnd

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