MEANING
An object or expression intended to remind someone that death is inevitable.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- painted memento mori
- skull as a memento mori
On the page
The cracked watch served as a memento mori beside her portrait.
A painted memento mori occupied the chapel's smallest alcove.
Related words
Word forms
- Base
- memento mori
Usage notes
Primary category: gothic. Forms: Singular memento mori; plural memento mori or mementos mori. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.
Practice this word in a sentenceYour margin notes
Keep a thought for later. Sign in to save privately.