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Memento mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die") [2] is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. [2] The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity , and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period onwards.
Less blunt symbols of death frequently allude to the passage of time and the fragility of life, and can be described as memento mori; [5] that is, an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. Clocks, hourglasses, sundials, and other timepieces both call to mind that time is passing. [3]
memento mori: remember that [you will] die: remember your mortality; medieval Latin based on "memento moriendum esse" in antiquity. [5] memento vivere: remember to live: meminerunt omnia amantes: lovers remember all: memores acti prudentes futuri: mindful of things done, aware of things to come: Thus, both remembering the past and foreseeing ...
Also used in brief, "tu autem", as a memento mori epitaph. tuitio fidei et obsequium pauperum: Defence of the faith and assistance to the poor: Motto of the Association of Canadian Knights of the Sovereign and Military Order of Malta [4] and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. tu fui ego eris: I was you; you will be me
This page is one of a series listing English translations of notable Latin phrases, such as veni, vidi, vici and et cetera.Some of the phrases are themselves translations of Greek phrases, as ancient Greek rhetoric and literature started centuries before the beginning of Latin literature in ancient Rome.
Military Traffic Management Command - Serving the Armed Forces [2] National Training Center - Lead Train Win [2] Northern Warfare Training Center - Latin: Hiemes Oppugnamus et Montes Superamus, lit. 'We Battle Cold and Conquer Mountains' [2] United States Military Academy (West Point) - Duty, Honor, Country (adopted 1898) [6]
The military had a close association with a number of the hospitals. By the mid-19th century most of the larger army bases in India were home to a lock hospital. [2] There were more military than civil lock hospitals in India, due to the prevalence of venereal diseases amongst British troops. [3]
Military slang is a colloquial language used by and associated with members of various military forces. This page lists slang words or phrases that originate with military forces, are used exclusively by military personnel or are strongly associated with military organizations.