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- DictionaryMe·men·to mo·ri/məˈmenˌtō ˈmôrē/
noun
- 1. an object serving as a warning or reminder of death, such as a skull: "he placed the picture in his room as a memento mori"
noun. me· men· to mo· ri mə-ˈmen-tō-ˈmȯr-ē. plural memento mori. : a reminder of mortality. especially : death's-head. Did you know? Memento mori literally means "Remember you must die".
Memento mori (Latin for "remember that you have to die") is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity , and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period onwards.
Memento mori, in art and spirituality, a symbolic trope or meditative practice that serves as a reminder of mortality and the transitory nature of earthly pleasures. Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning “remember you must die.”. The notion of “remembering death” appears throughout European.
A memento mori is something, historically a skull, that serves as a reminder of death and mortality.
noun [ C usually singular ] uk / məˌmen.təʊˈmɔː.ri / us / -toʊˈmɔːr.i / plural memento mori. Add to word list. something that reminds people that everyone must die: The painting features a human skull, the classic memento mori. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. bereave. bite. bleed out. buy the farm idiom. cadaveric.
noun [ C usually singular ] us / -toʊˈmɔːr.i / uk / məˌmen.təʊˈmɔː.ri / plural memento mori. Add to word list. something that reminds people that everyone must die: The painting features a human skull, the classic memento mori. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. bereave. bite. bleed out. buy the farm idiom. cadaveric.
Definition of memento mori noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
