commemorative oration
C17154
concept
A commemorative oration is a formal speech delivered to honor, celebrate, or memorialize a person, group, event, or ideal, often highlighting shared values and collective memory.
Observed surface forms (6)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| funeral oration | 4 |
| ceremonial speech | 2 |
| commemorative address | 1 |
| funeral orations | 1 |
| historical oration | 1 |
| legendary speech | 1 |
Instances (13)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Harveian Oration at the Royal College of Physicians | — |
| Eulogy on George Washington | funeral oration |
| Funeral Oration of Pericles | funeral oration |
| Plymouth Oration | — |
| Oration 8 of Gregory of Nazianzus (On his sister Gorgonia) | funeral oration |
| Éloge funèbre de Michel Lepeletier | funeral oration |
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“Address at the Dedication of the Memorial on the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg”
surface form:
Address at the Dedication of the Memorial on the Seventy-Fifth Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg
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| Ronald Reagan 40th anniversary of D-Day speech | commemorative address |
| Oraisons funèbres | funeral orations |
| Robert the Bruce’s speech before the Battle of Bannockburn | legendary speech |
| Immortal Memory speech | ceremonial speech |
| Speech from the Throne | ceremonial speech |
| A Discourse Intended to Commemorate the Discovery of America by Christopher Columbus | historical oration |