sic transit gloria mundi

From sīc (“thus, so”) + trānsit (“it goes over, it crosses”) the third person singular of trānseō (“I go over, I cross”) + glōria (“glory”) + mundī (“of the world”) the genitive of mundus (“the world”). Literally meaning "thus passes the glory of the world" or "thus goes the glory of the world". The traditional translation is "thus passes earthly glory".

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈsiːk ˈtrãː.sɪt ˈɡɫoː.ri.a ˈmʊn.diː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈsik ˈt̪ran.sit̪ ˈɡlɔː.ri.a ˈmun̪.d̪i]

sīc trānsit glōria mundī

1. ‘Thus passeth the glory of the world’, a traditional phrase used in the ritual of papal coronation.
2. Glory is fleeting; fame is fleeting.