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Lit., remember to die, i.e., that you must die; a warning to be prepared for death; an object, as a death's-head or a personal ornament, usually emblematic, used as a reminder of death.
a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality
a form of image that urged a European person of the late Middle Ages to "remember thy death
Latin for remember thy death used to describe a skull (as a symbol for death) in a work of art
From Latin terms meaning "reminder of death." An object such as a skull or extinguished candle, typically found in a vanitas image, symbolizing the transience of life.
Literally 'Remember you must die' is a grim reminder from beyond the grave of the pressing need for repentance before it is too late. It can be observed that in many cases these words have been added to the stone at a later date and by a different hand, often by someone that is unused to working in stone. It appears that, in this area in the 1770's, it became the practice to add the phrase to existing stones, presumably when the lair was opened for a later interment.
Latin for "remember thy death." A movement in the 1000's to remind people that they must be pious to allow for a good afterlife.
Memento mori is a Latin phrase that may be freely translated as "Remember that you are mortal," "Remember you will die," or "Remember your death". It names a genre of artistic creations that vary widely from one another, but which all share the same purpose, which is to remind people of their own mortality.
Memento Mori (ì—¬ê³ ê´´ë‹´ II Yuhgo gwedam II) is a 1999 South Korean horror film. It is nominally the sequel to the previous year's Whispering Corridors, and is also set in a girls high school, but they are otherwise unrelated. The film was one of the first Korean commercial films to depict lesbian characters, but was constrained both by prevailing Korean attitudes and the fact that it was aimed at teenagers.
Memento Mori is a Swedish doom metal band with power metal influences. The band was founded by Messiah Marcolin and Mike Wead in 1992 after Messiah left Candlemass. The sound can be described as a mixture between Messiah's former band and Wead's other band Hexenhaus.
This episode, number 202, brings Stargate SG-1 past The X-files to become the longest running sci-fi television show in North America. The title of the episode is identical to that of an X-Files episode.
"Memento Mori" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of The X-Files. Fear for Scully's health sends Mulder to investigate the bizarre circumstances that may explain her mysterious abduction two years ago, while Scully takes a more practical course to quell her illness. Text taken from the Memento Mori summary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_X-Files_episodes#Season_4:_1996-1997 here.