What does "Sic transit the gloria" mean?

[rumguy]

[Kellanved]

1. nothing

"sic transit gloria mundi" however is Latin for: "Here goes the the glory of the world." :hi:


Edit: "Sic is 'here', transit is third person present from 'transire' = to go over; finally 'gloria' is the glory.

[Dogmudgeon]

2. So Goes the Glory

The entire quote is Sic Transit Gloria Mundi -- So Goes the Glory of the World.

In other words, nothing great lasts forever.

--bkl

[Dogmudgeon]

3. So Goes the Glory

The entire quote is Sic Transit Gloria Mundi -- So Goes the Glory of the World.

In other words, nothing great lasts forever.

--bkl

[Dead_Parrot]

4. "Gloria's puked on the bus again"

Not accurate, but funnier.

[SoDesuKa]

5. Morning Sickness

They know Gloria by now. She always gets a seat, and nobody sits next to her.

[On the Road]

6. Much Better Translation

I used to have a book of these in French, like "chateubriand" means "your hat is on fire." Latin might actually work pretty well.

And "Gloria Mundy" is not a bad name for a fictional character.

[XanaDUer]

7. "Thus passes the glory of the world"

N/t.

[skip fox]

8. Exactly! It was originally a title of an elegy for a Pope but has since

been used in more general elegaic circumstances, even the _ubi sunt_ ("Where is/are" as in "the snows of yesteryear?"), mourning the passing nature of the world or, even, a strange perspective on the beauties of the world as witnessed by the poet with strong sense of the transcient nature of experience. Dig?

Why did you ask?

[Elidor]

11. "Where are the Snowdens of yesteryear?"

[skip fox]

12. wow

:toast:

[Elidor]

17. lol *blush*

[buddy22600]

9. no idea

[Canuckistanian]

10. How about "semper ubi sub ubi"?

[SOteric]

18. Always where under where (wear).

Classic Latin pun.

[bloodyjack]

13. according to RUSHMORE it just means "glory fades"

but, then, why the superfluous "sic"? We all know how dense a language Latin is.

[Canuckistanian]

14. It was meant to be like the ending of a story

....and thus (sic) passed the glory of the world, and they lived happily ever after.

[Burma Jones]

15. It's actually Sic Transit Gloria Mundi

and it pretty much Thus goes Earthly Glory....Basically it means you may be on top now...but everything passes

[skip fox]

16. You're right, of course, about the translation (I'd missed

the fact mundi was omitted), but I'm right about the elegaic nature of the phrase. (See above.)

[Burma Jones]

19. Today, it's more like Sic Rapid Transit Gloria Mundi

15 minutes of fame and all that.........

[Gildor Inglorion]

20. At the coronation of a new Pope of the Roman Catholic Church

upon the ascent of the newly elected Pontiff to the Papal Throne, as the ballot papers of the newly installed Pope are burnt in his presence, he is reminded of his mortality. "Sancte Pater, sic transit gloria mundi." (Holy Father. Thus pass away the glories of this world.)

[Guy Fawkes]

21. In context...

It could be used something like: "Bush got re-elected. sic transit gloria mundi."