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Remembrance vs Condolence - What's the difference?

remembrance | condolence |

As nouns the difference between remembrance and condolence

is that remembrance is the act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection while condolence is (uncountable) comfort, support or sympathy.

remembrance

English

(Webster 1913)

Alternative forms

* remembraunce

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to mind; recollection.
  • * Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage. .
  • * Lest the remembrance of his grief should fail. .
  • The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory; recollection.
  • * This, ever grateful, in remembrance bear. .
  • Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.
  • That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memorial; a token; a memento; a souvenir; a memorandum or note of something to be remembered.
  • * And on his breast a bloody cross he bore, The dear remembrance of his dying Lord. .
  • * Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake.
  • (obsolete) Something to be remembered; counsel; admonition; instruction.
  • Power of remembering; reach of personal knowledge; period over which one's memory extends.
  • * Thee I have heard relating what was done Ere my remembrance . .

    • Synonyms

    * recollection; reminiscence. See memory.

    condolence

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) comfort, support or sympathy
    • There was not much to do after the accident but offer what condolence I could.
  • (countable, usually plural) An expression of comfort, support, or sympathy offered to the family and friends of somebody who has died
    • I sent her a card expressing my condolences after her mother passed away.

    Derived terms

    * book of condolence