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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"
Memento mori literally means "Remember you must die". The early Puritan settlers were particularly aware of death and fearful of what it might mean, so a Puritan tombstone will often display a memento mori intended for the living.
Memento mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die") [2] is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. [2] 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.”
What does memento mori mean? Memento mori is a Latin phrase that translates to “remember you must die.” A memento mori is something, historically a skull, that serves as a reminder of death and mortality.
MEMENTO MORI definition: 1. something that reminds people that everyone must die: 2. something that reminds people that…. Learn more.
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. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish. raise someone from the dead idiom
Definition of memento mori noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
