damnatio memoriae en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /dæmˌneɪʃ(i)oʊ məˈmɔri.i/ (General-American)
- /damˌnɑːtɪ.əʊ mɪˈmɔːrɪ.aɪ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /dæmˌnɑti.oʊ məˈmɔri.aɪ/ (General-American)
- /damˌneɪʃ(ɪ)əʊ mɪˈmɔːrɪ.iː/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin damnātiō memoriae (literally “condemnation of memory”).
Meanings
- (Ancient-Rome, historical, uncountable) A 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
Translations (7)
fi muiston kiroaminen (type of punishment) · la damnātiō memoriae (type of punishment) · fr damnatio memoriae (type of punishment) · pt damnatio memoriae (type of punishment) · fi damnatio memoriae (type of punishment) · ko 기록말살형 (type of punishment) · it damnatio memoriae (type of punishment)