̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ˈmōr(ˌ)ē, -rˌī noun
( plural memento mori )
Etymology: Latin, remember that you must die
1. : a warning to be prepared for death
that memento mori which it never ceases to din into the ears of the faithful — Paul Siwek
2. : something that serves to remind of death
the corpse of a bad philosophy is a powerful memento mori — J.H.Sledd
specifically : a death's head or other symbolic object used as a reminder of death
two memento mori or mourning pieces — W.L.Warren