English Explanatory Dictionary

memento mori

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.

Pronunciation

/məˌmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːɹi/

Word forms

memento mori memento moris mementos mori mementoes mori

Etymology

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

Related words

vanitas
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