What does 'Esse Quam Videri' mean?

Answer 1

The English equivalent of the Latin phrase 'Esse Quam Videri' is the following: To Be Rather Than to Seem. The word-by-word translation is as follows: 'esse' means 'to be'; 'quam' means 'as, how, than'; and 'videri' means 'to seem'. Accoording to classical Latin, the pronunciation is the following: EH-say kwahm wee-DAY-ree. According to liturgical Latin, the pronunciation is as follows: EH-say kwahm vee-DAY-ree.

Answer 2

The English translation of the Latin phrase 'esse quam videri' is to be rather than to seem. In the word-by-word translation, the verb 'esse' means 'to be'. The adverb 'quam' means 'rather than'. The verb 'videri' means 'to seem'. The statement is the state motto of North Carolina, in the United States of America.