How should one pronounce 'Pacem in Terris'?

Answer 1

The phrase 'Pacem in terris' is in Latin. The word-by-word translation is the following: 'pacem', which is in the accusative case as the direct object of an absent verb, means 'peace'; 'in' means 'in'; and 'terris' means 'lands'. According to ancient, classical Latin, the pronunciation is as follows: PAH-kehm een TEH-rees. According to the liturgical Latin of the Church, the pronunciation is as follows: PAH-chehm een TEH-rees. A more familiar rendering of this phrase is the following from the 'Gloria in excelsis' of the Mass: 'in terra pax', which means 'peace on earth'. The word-by-word translation is as follows: 'in' means 'in'; 'terra' means 'earth' or 'land'; and 'pax' means 'peace'. The pronunciation is the following: een TEH-rah pahx