Commemorate :: Commemorate (v. t.) To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth of July..
Commendable :: Commendable (a.) Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.
Commendam :: Commendam (n.) A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836.
Commendatary :: Commendatary (n.) One who holds a living in commendam.
Commendation :: Commendation (n.) The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in words; recommendation.
Commendation :: Commendation (n.) That which is the ground of approbation or praise.