memento mori

English

Etymology

From Latin mementō morī (literally “be mindful of dying”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /məˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːɹi/

Noun

memento mori

  1. An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.
    • 1995, Klein, Richard, “Introduction”, in Cigarettes are sublime, Paperback edition, Durham: Duke University Press, published 1993, →ISBN, OCLC 613939086, page 8:
      The series of moments [which] the clock records is not only a succession of “nows” but a memento mori diminishing the number of seconds that remain before death.

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Further reading

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mementō morī.

Noun

memento mori n

  1. memento mori (reminder of mortality)

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈmen.toː ˈmo.riː/, [mɛˈmɛn.toː ˈmɔ.riː]

Phrase

mementō morī

  1. (literally) Be mindful of dying.
  2. (idiomatic) Do not forget that you are only human.
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