recollection

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
2. (uncountable, usually) The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period within which things can be recollected; remembrance.
3. (uncountable, usually) That which is recollected; something called to mind; a reminiscence.
4. (archaic, uncountable, usually) The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the mind; concentration; self-control.
5. (uncountable, usually) A spiritual retreat, especially one that is short.

Synonyms

memory

remembrance

reminiscence

recall

remembering

memories

anamnesis

souvenir

mind

meditation

memento

pity

recalling

recognition

recollect

reference

relic

reminding

retention

retentiveness

retrospect

study

throwback

mental image

after-thought

memory image

amazement

memory picture

association

commemoration

consciousness

contemplation

evisceration

evocation

flashback

keepsake

Translations

Erinnerung

souvenir

mémoire

ανάμνηση

ricordo

herinnering

recuerdo

memoria

record

geheugen

recordatio

heugenis

memória

memoria

θύμηση

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɛkəˈlɛkʃən/

Etymology

Via French récollection or the verb recollect, both from Latin recollectus, the past participle of recolligere (“to collect again”), itself from re- + colligere (“to gather”).