gedenk te sterven — meaning in English
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English meaning
- memento mori noun An object or image kept as a reminder that death comes to everyone, such as a skull, an hourglass or a wilting flower in a painting.
Senses
gedenk te sterven is used for these senses in English:
- memento mori An emblematic object or personal ornament, such as a skull, used as a reminder of one's mortality.
memento mori — full definition
- noun An object or image kept as a reminder that death comes to everyone, such as a skull, an hourglass or a wilting flower in a painting.
- noun Any reminder, event or saying that brings home the shortness of life.