vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas
Latin phrase
va·ni·tas va·ni·ta·tum, om·nia va·ni·tas
ˈwä-nē-ˌtäs-ˌwä-nē-ˈtä-tu̇m ˈȯm-nē-ä-ˈwä-nē-ˌtäs 
: vanity of vanities, all (is) vanity : earthly life is ultimately empty
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“Vanitas vanitatum, omnia vanitas.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vanitas%20vanitatum%2C%20omnia%20vanitas. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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