silentium

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silentium

- A place where silence is imposed (library, religious retreat).
See also related terms for imposed.
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At 11am the choir will sing the Benedicta es by McPhee and the anthem will be Factum est silentium by Dering.
(10) Nos quoque evincamus omnia, quorum praemium non corona nee palma est nee tubicen praedicationi nominis nostri silentium faciens, sed virtus et firmitas animi et pax in ceterum parta, si semel in aliquo certamine debellata fortuna est.
A building or ROOM WHERE QUIET IS IMPOSED, such as a library or study room, IS CALLED A SILENTIUM.
Qui postquam uenit ut censores ad dissuadendum processerunt, Graccho dicente silentium fuit; [cum] Claudio obstreperetur, audientiam facere praeconem iussit.
Testes uno ore confirmant partium relata respicientia sterilitatem Conventae necnon silentium mulieris conventae de morbo quo illa laborabat iam ab adulescentia.
Its Comfort Shell Technology has been developed by Silentium and cocoons the sitter in "a bubble of peace" by cancelling out or reducing unwanted sounds, making it easier to focus on reading, working or playing online or simply relaxing.
Black holes, by working as deus ex machina (or silentium ex machina), are a way of cheating important questions of communication, the same way they allow Cooper (Interstellar) and Sheridan (Babylon 5) to cheat death.
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