remembrance
part of speech
noun (remembrance — usually no plural)
meaning for a pupil
1) The act of remembering someone or something, especially people who have died. tree →
2) Something that helps you remember, like a gift or a memorial. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Amalek's remembrance being blotted out is read by tradition as a command to remember Amalek's attack, which is read aloud before Purim. In the primary lessons: In history and citizenship, Remembrance Day (Remembrance Sunday in the UK, also Armistice Day; Anzac Day in Australia and New Zealand; Veterans Day in the USA) honours soldiers who died in wars, with a two-minute silence and red poppies, in November. Phrases: «in remembrance of», «Remembrance Day», «a minute's silence in remembrance».
examples
- But have me in thy remembrance when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house. (Torah GEN.40.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the LORD said unto Moses: 'Write this for a memorial in the book, and rehearse it in the ears of Joshua: for I will utterly blot out the remembrance of Amalek from under heaven.' (Torah EXO.17.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- My soul hath them still in remembrance, and is bowed down within me. (Writings LAM.3.20, JPS 1917) tree →
- His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad. (Writings JOB.18.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- For he shall never be moved; the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. (Writings PSA.112.6, JPS 1917) tree →
- We wore red poppies for Remembrance Day. tree →
- The class stood in silence in remembrance of the soldiers. tree →
- The tree was planted in remembrance of our old headteacher. tree →
- A remembrance service was held at the war memorial. tree →
- Grandma keeps his watch as a remembrance. tree →
- The names on the memorial are there in remembrance. tree →
- Poppies are a symbol of remembrance. tree →
- We lit a candle in remembrance of Grandad. tree →
- The remembrance of his dream troubled him greatly. tree →
note
Usually uncountable. Spelling trap: «rememBRance» — the e of «remember» drops: remember → remembrance (not «rememberance»). The holiday name takes a capital: Remembrance Day.
In the corpora
- Put Me in remembrance, let us plead together; declare thou, that thou mayest be justified.
- For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the nether-world who will give Thee thanks?
- The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
- For he shall never be moved; the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance.
- His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad.
Trees and pragmatics
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