Definition of "memorial" in English

noun

1. (obsolete) Memory; recollection.

2. Something, such as a monument, by which someone or something is remembered.

3. A chronicle or memoir.

4. (now rare) A note or memorandum.

5. (chiefly Christianity) A service of remembrance or commemoration.

6. (law) A statement of facts set out in the form of a petition to a person in authority, a court or tribunal, a government, etc.

adjective

1. Serving as a remembrance of someone or something; commemorative.

   • a memorial building

2. Contained in the memory.

   • a memorial possession

3. (now rare) Mnemonic; assisting the memory.