单词 | in memoriam |
释义 | in memoriamphr.prep.n. A. phr. In memory of. Usually with of, to. ΚΠ a1654 W. Strong XXXI Sel. Serm. (1656) 721 In the very places the Lord wrote in their names the memorials of his mercies, that the very names of the places might be a witness of his mercies to them, in memoriam, and in testimonium. 1875 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 9 443 Dr. Bratuscheck writes in memoriam of George Weisseborn. 1962 News & Lett. Feb. 1/2 In memoriam of Natalia, I wish to speak of those women who had not gained theoretical leadership. 2008 Oxf. Times 4 Dec. 15/3 The central obelisk in memoriam to the 1st Oxford Battalion lost in the First World War. B. prep. In memory of. Followed by a name. ΚΠ 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam facing p. 1 In memoriam A. H. H. obiit MDCCCXXXIII. 1912 C. M. Stuart (title) In Memoriam C. J. Little. 1990 Opera Now May 29/2 The Raft of the Medusa, an openly revolutionary work ‘in memoriam Che Guevara’. C. n. A commemorative poem or piece of writing; a eulogy.This usage typically alludes to Tennyson's 1850 poem In Memoriam, written in response to the death of his friend Arthur Henry Hallam in 1833 (see quot. 1850 at sense B.). ΘΚΠ the world > life > death > obsequies > [noun] > a funeral > funeral oration eulogy1591 elogy1677 elogec1725 elogium1776 monody1781 in memoriam1850 oraison funèbre1856 1850 Punch 13 July 8/1 (title of poem) Our ‘In Memoriam’. 1852 Eclectic Mag. Mar. 300/1 What forlorn and forsaken poet could desire an ‘in memoriam’ more tender or more oblivious of his faults? 1895 Daily News 19 Oct. 6/1 The in memoriam of a bereavement, a breviary of a sorrowing parent's love. 1928 F. Noble tr. G. Davy in E. L. Schaub Philos. Today 308 The in memoriam placed at the head of the first number of the new series of the Année sociologique will give an idea of all the unfinished work which was tragically interrupted. 2013 Philos. Music Educ. Rev. 21 101 Rounding out this issue is an In Memoriam for Frede Nielsen contributed by his former student and colleague, Frederik Pio. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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