memento mori
English
Etymology
From Latin mementō morī (literally “be mindful of dying”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːɹi/
Noun
memento mori
- 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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Translations
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Further reading
Danish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin mementō morī.
Noun
memento mori n
- memento mori (reminder of mortality)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /meˈmen.toː ˈmo.riː/, [mɛˈmɛn.toː ˈmɔ.riː]
Phrase
mementō morī
- (literally) Be mindful of dying.
- (idiomatic) Do not forget that you are only human.