(Roman Catholic) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the church.
Something serving to celebrate or honor the memory of a person or event; a memorial.
(Architecture) A column or obelisk.
A thin, flat piece of stone, wood, metal, etc. shaped for a specific purpose
(Rare) A cornerstone
A tall, four-sided shaft of stone, usually tapered and monolithic, that rises to a pointed pyramidal top.
Something made of a single block of stone, as an obelisk
A piece that is flat, broad, and fairly thick
The definition of a stone is a small piece of rock.
A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece.
A landmark in the history of creative work
Anything made or done in memory of some person or event, as a monument, trust fund, holiday, charitable donation, etc.
A monument or empty tomb honoring a person or persons whose remains are elsewhere
The process of achieving something:
A gift, payment, declaration, or other acknowledgment of gratitude, respect, or admiration:
A building or structure that is relatively high for its length and width, either standing alone or forming part of another building
A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event:
A person or thing regarded as worthy of imitation; model; pattern; archetype
(R.C.Ch.) Either of two prayers in the canon of the Mass, one for the living and one for the dead, beginning “Memento”
An unsurpassed measurement:
A person or thing that reminds; thing to help one remember something else
Something that serves as tangible proof or evidence:
Something, as a structure or custom, serving to honor or keep alive a memory
A monument commemorating the dead.
A voltaic pile.
A conical heap of stones built as a monument or landmark
A Neolithic monument of megaliths, arranged in a circle and surrounding a mound or dolmen
A celebration in memory of someone or something
The definition of a repository is a place where things are stored for safe keeping, or where there is an ample supply of something, or a person or thing with a lot of information about something.
The definition of a building is a structure or the process of making a structure.
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