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Etymology
A calque of Latin beatae memoriae, possibly a calque of Hebrew זיכרונו לברכה (zikhronó/á/ám/án livrakhá, “memory-of-him/her/them to blessing”), ז״ל (Z.L.).
Meanings
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Honorific epithet used parenthetically to mark a beloved person as being deceased.
It chanced to be the eve of St. Valentine's — that bishop of blessed memory to youthful lovers
1872 September – 1873 July, Thomas Hardy, A Pair of Blue Eyes. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Tinsley Brothers, […], published 1873, →OCLC:he used often to scold, and sometimes even to beat, my great-grandmother of blessed memory.
1823, [Walter Scott], Quentin Durward. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC:Thus, McDonald's, Wal-Mart, FW Woolworth (of blessed memory): store brands maintained and visible across the entire country.
2002, Neil Gaiman, American Gods, page 193:It is the noblest domain in New England, and the present Lord of the Manor is worthy of succeeding "the Governor" of blessed memory.
1857–1858, Oliver Wendell Holmes [Sr.], “(please specify the page)”, in The Autocrat of the Breakfast-Table, Boston, Mass.: Phillips, Sampson and Company, published 1858, →OCLC:
Relateds
Synonyms
God rest his soul · rest his soul
Translations (4)
la beatae memoriae (honorific epithet) · pl błogosławionej pamięci (honorific epithet) · ru блаже́нной па́мяти (honorific epithet) · hy երջանկահիշատակ (honorific epithet)