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memorial service

NOUN
commemoration
Synonyms
STRONGEST
celebration ceremony remembrance tribute
STRONG
custom recognition
WEAK
monumentalization
Antonyms
WEAK
forgetting neglect negligence unobservance
NOUN
last rites
Synonyms
WEAK
burial service exequies extreme unction funeral ceremony funeral rites funeral service last duty last honors last offices obsequies sacrament of the sick viaticum visitation of the sick
NOUN
requiem
Synonyms
STRONG
canticle ceremony chant dirge elegy eulogy liturgy monody psalm ritual sermon threnody worship
WEAK
death song funeral hymn religious song

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Formal plans for a memorial service and concert will be announced in the coming days.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

The auction comes as Southampton marks the 114th anniversary of the RMS Titanic tragedy at a memorial service on Wednesday.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

At a memorial service for the Rev. Jesse Jackson, his son Jesse Jr. praised his “consistent prophetic voice.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

After a memorial service in France and a Cuban state funeral, his ashes were interred in Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

On February 15, Ann Atwater and Howard Fuller escorted a crowd of several hundred blacks, mostly students from NCC and Duke, for a memorial service at Five Points Park.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson