Question

memento mori The first twinges of arthritis often serve as a vivid memento mori for middle-aged jocks trying to ignore their advancing years. mɛˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔri

Accepted Answer

A reminder of mortality, especially a human skull symbolizing death. Memento mori literally means “Remember you must die.” The early Puritan settlers were particularly aware of death and fearful of what it might mean, so a Puritan tombstone will often display a memento mori intended for the living. These death's-heads or skulls may strike us as ghoulish, but they helped keep the living on the straight and narrow for fear of eternal punishment. In earlier centuries, an educated European might place an actual skull on his desk to keep the idea of death always present in his mind

word	memento mori
definition	A reminder of mortality, especially a human skull symbolizing death.
eg_sentence	The first twinges of arthritis often serve as a vivid memento mori for middle-aged jocks trying to ignore their advancing years.
explanation	Memento mori literally means “Remember you must die.” The early Puritan settlers were particularly aware of death and fearful of what it might mean, so a Puritan tombstone will often display a memento mori intended for the living. These death's-heads or skulls may strike us as ghoulish, but they helped keep the living on the straight and narrow for fear of eternal punishment. In earlier centuries, an educated European might place an actual skull on his desk to keep the idea of death always present in his mind
IPA	mɛˈmɛntoʊ ˈmɔri

Memento Mori Skull Puritan Death Reminder Mortality Human