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of blessed memory

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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.).

  1. derived from זיכרונו לברכה — “memory-of-him/her/them to blessing”
  2. derived from beatae memoriae

Definitions

  1. Honorific epithet used parenthetically to mark a beloved person as being deceased.

    • he used often to scold, and sometimes even to beat, my great-grandmother of blessed memory.
    • It is the noblest domain in New England, and the present Lord of the Manor is worthy of succeeding "the Governor" of blessed memory.
    • It chanced to be the eve of St. Valentine's — that bishop of blessed memory to youthful lovers

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA