Meanings
- Ancient RomehistoricaluncountableA posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.
Synonyms: damnation of memory
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA posthumous punishment for traitors etc. by which they were effectively erased from history by having their works undone and any mention of their name forbidden.
Origin
- New Latindamnātiō memoriae
- Englishdamnatio memoriae
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin damnātiō memoriae (literally “condemnation of memory”).
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Finnish damnatio memoriae, muiston kiroaminen
- damnatio memoriaetype of punishment
- muiston kiroaminentype of punishment
French damnatio memoriae
- damnatio memoriaetype of punishment
Italian damnatio memoriae
- damnatio memoriaetype of punishment
Korean 기록말살형
- 기록말살형 (girongmalsalhyeong)type of punishment
Latin damnātiō memoriae
- damnātiō memoriaetype of punishment
Portuguese damnatio memoriae
- damnatio memoriaetype of punishment
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damnatio memoriae. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/damnatio%20memoriae
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