memento mori
[ muh-men-toh mawr-ahy, mohr-ahy, mawr-ee, mohr-ee; for 1 also Latin me-men-toh moh-ree ]
/ məˈmɛn toʊ ˈmɔr aɪ, ˈmoʊr aɪ, ˈmɔr i, ˈmoʊr i; for 1 also Latin mɛˈmɛn toʊ ˈmoʊ ri /
noun, plural memento mori for 2.
(italics) Latin.
remember that you must die.
an object, as a skull, serving as a reminder of death or mortality.
Origin of memento mori
First recorded in 1585–95,
memento mori is from the Latin word
mementō morī
Words nearby memento mori
Definition for mori (2 of 2)
dulce et decorum est pro patria mori
[ doo l-ke et de-koh-room est proh pah-tree-ah moh-ree; English duhl-see et di-kawr-uh m est proh pey-tree-uh mawr-ahy, mohr-ahy, -kohr-uh m ]
/ ˈdʊl kɛ ɛt dɛˈkoʊ rum ɛst proʊ ˈpɑ triˌɑ ˈmoʊ ri; English ˈdʌl si ɛt dɪˈkɔr əm ɛst proʊ ˈpeɪ tri ə ˈmɔr aɪ, ˈmoʊr aɪ, -ˈkoʊr əm /
Latin.
sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country.
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British Dictionary definitions for mori (1 of 2)
MORI
/ (ˈmɔːrɪ) /
n acronym for
Market and Opinion Research Institute
a MORI poll
British Dictionary definitions for mori (2 of 2)
memento mori
/ (ˈmɔːriː) /
noun
an object, such as a skull, intended to remind people of the inevitability of death
Word Origin for memento mori
C16: Latin: remember you must die