Memento mori

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Memento Mori

Memento mori (/mɛˈmɛnˌtoʊ ˈmɔːri/; Latin: [mɛˈmɛnːtoː ˈmoːriː]) is a Latin phrase that translates to "remember that you will die".

Etymology

The term originates from Latin, with "memento" meaning "remember" and "mori" meaning "to die". It is a reminder of human mortality and the inevitability of death.

Related Terms

  • Ars moriendi: The "art of dying", a body of literature that offers advice on the protocols and procedures of a good death.
  • Danse Macabre: An artistic genre that uses the universality of death to illustrate the ultimate equality of all humans, regardless of their status in life.
  • Vanitas: A type of symbolic work of art especially associated with still life painting in Flanders and the Netherlands in the 16th and 17th centuries.
  • Mortality salience: Awareness by an individual that his or her death is inevitable.
  • Carpe diem: A Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes (23 BC).

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