remembrance

Syllables: re·mem·branceUK/ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/

remembrance noun: the act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.

Noun

remembrance (countable and uncountable, plural remembrances)

The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
- Dal[ila]. Let me approach at leaſt, and touch thy hand. / Sams[on]. Not for thy life, leſt fierce remembrance wake / my ſudden rage to tear thee joint by joint.1671 May 29, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added Samson Agonistes, London: Printed by J. M[acock]. for John Starkey at the Mitre in...
- For Titan, by the mightly Loſs [of Phaëthon] diſmay'd, / Among the Heav'ns th'Immortal Fact diſplay'd, / Leſt the remembrance of his Grief ſhould fail, / And in Conſtellations wrote his Tale. [Translation of a work by Claudian.]1705, Joseph Addison, “Bolonia, Modena, Parma, Turin, &c.”, in Remarks on Several Parts of Italy, &c. in the Years 1701, 1702, 1703, London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, OCLC 181833922; republished The...
The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory, recollection.
- There's Roſemary, that's for Remembraunce. / Pray loue remember: and there is Paconcies, that's for Thoughts.1599–1602, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London...
- Yes, and did ſee ſuch things there, the remembrance of which will ſtick by me as long as I live; ſpecially three things, to wit, How Chriſt, in deſpite of Satan, maintains his work of Grace in the heart; how the Man had ſinned himſelf quite out of hopes of Gods mercy; and alſo the Dream of him that...1678, John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress from This World, to That Which is to Come: Delivered under the Similitude of a Dream wherein is Discovered, the Manner of His Setting Out, His Dangerous...
Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
(obsolete) Something which serves to remember; a memento, a memorial, a souvenir, a token; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.
- If you turne not: you will returne the ſooner: / Keep this remembrance for thy Iulia’s sake.1589–1593, William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies, London: Printed by Isaac...
- [stanza I] A Gentle Knight was pricking on the Plain, / Yclad in mightie Arms and ſilver Shield, […] / [stanza II] And on his Breaſt a bloody Croſs he bore, / The dear remembrance of his dying Lord, / For whoſe ſweet ſake that glorious Badge he wore, / And dead (as living) ever him ador'd: […]1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Qveene. Disposed into Twelue Books, Fashioning XII. Morall Vertues, London: Printed for W[illiam] Ponsonbie, OCLC 18024649, book I, canto I, stanzas I and II...
(archaic) The power of remembering or the period over which one's memory extends.
- Thee I have heard relating what was done / Ere my remembrance; now hear me relate / My ſtory, which perhaps thou haſt not heard; […]1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished...
(obsolete) Something to be remembered, such as an admonition, counsel, instruction.

Verb

remembrance (third-person singular simple present remembrances, present participle remembrancing, simple past and past participle remembranced)

To remember; to recall to mind.

remembrance meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali

remembrance in Hindi

act of remembering: सुमिरण sumiraṇ, सुमिरन sumiran

remembrance in Tamil

நினைவுகூரல், நினைவுகூருதல்

remembrance in Urdu

remembrance: حافظہ hāfiza, سمرتی smritī, یادگار yādgār

remembrance in Bengali

remembrance; recollection: ইয়াদ iẏad
remembrance, memory: স্মরণ śõron

More languagesFewer languages

remembrance in Telugu: దండము daṇḍamu
remembrance in Malayalam: അനുസ്മരണം anusmaraṇaṁ, സ്മരണ smaraṇa, ദുക്രാന dukrāna, ഓർമ ōṟma
remembrance in Kannada: ನೆನಪು, ನೆನಹು, ಸ್ಮರಣೆ, ಜ್ಞಾಪಕ
remembrance in Gujarati: સંસ્મરણ sãsmaraṇ
remembrance in Sanskrit: स्मृति smṛ́ti, स्मरण smaraṇa, अभिज्ञा abhijñā
remembrance in Sinhala: මතක mataka
remembrance in Pashto: ذکر zikr
remembrance in Arabic: ذِكْرَى ḏikrā

Examples of remembrance in a sentence

Their tradition of exo-cannibalism, the eating of enemies—was done in remembrance of him.
All this she speaks of with love and gratitude, pouring out beer and maizeflour in holy remembrance.
The critics of French “nucleocracy” are quite clearly the driving force behind the continuing remembrance of Chernobyl.

All 14 example sentences with remembrance

Synonyms of remembrance

Forms of remembrance

Noun
plural	remembrances
Verb
third-person singular present	remembrances
present participle	remembrancing
past participle	remembranced
past	remembranced

Plural of remembrance: remembrances

Origin of remembrance

From Middle English remembraunce, from Old French remembrance, from remembrer (“to remember”), from Late Latin rememorārī (“to call to mind, to remember”). Equivalent to remember + -ance.

Words formed from remembrance

Phrases with remembrance

Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day

Questions about remembrance

What does remembrance mean?: Remembrance means the act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
What is remembrance in Hindi?: Remembrance in Hindi is सुमिरण (sumiraṇ), सुमिरन (sumiran). See Remembrance meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is remembrance?: Remembrance can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce remembrance?: Remembrance is pronounced /ɹɪˈmɛm.bɹəns/ (UK).
What is the plural of remembrance?: The plural of remembrance is remembrances.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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