sic transit gloria mundi (?s?k ?træns?t ??l??r???? ?m?ndi?) thus passes the glory of the worldCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014sic transit gloria mundiA Latin phrase meaning thus passes the glory of the world.Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited