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Sic transit gloria mundi is a Latin phrase that means "thus passes the glory of the world". In idiomatic contexts, the phrase has been used to mean "fame is fleeting". In idiomatic contexts, the phrase has been used to mean "fame is fleeting".
sic et non: thus and not: More simply, "yes and no". sic gorgiamus allos subjectatos nunc: we gladly feast on those who would subdue us: Mock-Latin motto of The Addams Family. sic infit: so it begins: sic itur ad astra: thus you shall go to the stars: From Virgil, Aeneid book IX, line 641. Possibly the source of the ad astra phrases.
"Sic Transit Gloria...Glory Fades" is a single by American rock band Brand New from their second album Deja Entendu. "Sic Transit Gloria... Glory Fades" was released to radio on November 18, 2003. [2] The title itself comes from the 1998 film Rushmore, "Sic transit gloria... Glory fades" being one of main character Max Fischer's most memorable ...
Pages in category "Latin religious words and phrases" ... Sic transit gloria mundi; Simul justus et peccator; Sine populo; Sola fide; Sola gratia; Sola scriptura;
It is the Latin translation from John 1:36, when St. John the Baptist exclaimes "Ecce Agnus Dei!" ("Behold the Lamb of God!") upon seeing Jesus Christ. alea iacta est: the die has been cast: Said by Julius Caesar (Greek: ἀνερρίφθω κύβος, anerrhíphthō kýbos) upon crossing the Rubicon in 49 BC, according to Suetonius.
Pages in category "Latin mottos" ... Sic semper tyrannis; Sic transit gloria mundi; Sine ira et studio; Sit tibi terra levis; Soli Deo gloria; Spectemur agendo;
Sic transit gloria mundi, Latin phrase This page was last edited on 29 August 2021, at 23:06 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Recalling from my latin lessons in secondary school, the phrase whispered by the slave accompanying the general on triumph was "Memento mori", rather than "Sic transit gloria Mundi". This also agrees better with the article on the latter: Memento mori. Unfortunately, I cannot provide references compelling enough to warrant a change.