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 /

(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

membranous rhinitis, membrum, meme, memel, memento, memento mori, memling, memnon, memnonia, memo, memoir

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 /

sweet and fitting it is to die for one's country.

Mori sued the publisher of the magazine for defamation but dropped the lawsuit in November of 2011.

The Yakuza Olympics |Jake Adelstein |February 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In her show, Mori simulates the Jōmon ancient stone formations, as a way connecting to their sense of balance and harmony.

Mariko Mori Rebirth at the Japan Society |Justin Jones |October 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Mori, on the other hand, is struggling to make Israel better.

My Brother, The Conscientious Objector |Jesse Rothman |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Dear Yoav, My name is Jesse Rothman, and Mori is my older brother.

My Brother, The Conscientious Objector |Jesse Rothman |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

To be sure, I am not condemning individuals like yourself or like your comrades, and certainly Mori isn't.

My Brother, The Conscientious Objector |Jesse Rothman |November 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
As Reid speaks, another shell strikes their ancient antagonist, the Mori Bastion, towards which he is pointing.

The Disputed V.C. |Frederick P. Gibbon
Witness a few taken from Virginia families of English descent: Malo mori quam fdari.

The Mother of Washington and Her Times |Sara Agnes Rice Pryor
Mr. Mori is stated to have been “well known as one of the first violin performers of the present day.”

Norfolk Annals |Charles Mackie
The most vulnerable part of the wall lay between the Water gate and the Mori bastion.

Barclay of the Guides |Herbert Strang
"Vedi Napoli e po' mori," says the proverb, and no wonder that it has received so many illustrations from the English.

A Guide to the Mount's Bay and the Land's End |John Ayrton Paris

MORI

/ (ˈmɔːrɪ) /

Market and Opinion Research Institute a MORI poll

memento mori

/ (ˈmɔːriː) /

an object, such as a skull, intended to remind people of the inevitability of death

C16: Latin: remember you must die