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Memento Mori

/məˌmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːɹi/

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What does Memento Mori mean?

noun

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

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/məˌmɛntoʊ ˈmɔːɹi/

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That there is a strong physical element in both romance and the Memento Mori makes them if possible more baffling than if they had been wholly intellectual.
G. K. (Gilbert Keith) ChestertonWhat's Wrong with the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #1717
No, I’ll be sworn, I make as good use of it as many a man doth of a death’s-head or a memento mori.
William ShakespeareThe Complete Works of William ShakespeareProject Gutenberg ebook #100