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remembrance

noun as in memory, recollection

noun as in gift, testimonial

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He can be heard saying he came to "stand with you in remembrance of those who have lost their lives".

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“When questioned as to his reasons for doing this, he stated that he thought it was because he wanted a remembrance of his mother,” the records read.

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Lucumí is an Afro-Caribbean religion with roots in Yoruba cosmology, formed and sustained by enslaved Africans in Cuba as an act of resistance and remembrance.

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When prominent political or cultural figures die in the U.S., the remembrance of their life often veers into hagiography.

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"Cemeteries are sacred spaces reserved only for burials and remembrance of the deceased," it said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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