silentiaryn.

Brit.

/sʌɪˈlɛnʃ(ə)ri/, U.S.

/saɪˈlɛn(t)ʃiˌɛri/

Forms: 1600s silenciarie, 1600s– silentiary.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French silentiaire; Greek σιλεντιάριος.

Etymology: Partly (i) < French silentiaire person who observes or recommends silence (1611 in Cotgrave; compare quot. 1611; 1567 in Middle French as adjective in the sense ‘habitually silent, taciturn’), and partly (ii) < Byzantine Greek σιλεντιάριος officer at the Byzantine court, both < post-classical Latin silentiarius officer at the Byzantine court (4th cent.) < classical Latin silentium silence n. + -ārius -ary suffix¹.

Now historical.

†1. A person who observes silence, or advocates the observance of silence, esp. as a religious discipline. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > one who does not speak

silentiary1611

mum1666

mumchance1694

strong silent man1839

taciturnist1887

oystera1910

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun] > person

contemplativea1425

silentiary1611

contemplant1612

ascetic1673

theoretic1675

theoric1798

transcendental meditator1966

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Silentiaire, a silenciarie, a patron or patterne of silence.

1657 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra (Psalms iv. 4) 574 The word signifieth Be dumb; and hereupon all our Silentiaries have founded their superstitious opinions and practices.

1844 N. Brit. Rev. 1 141 A few solitaries, silentiaries, stylites,..from their caves and pillars, pleaded this interposition.

1883 C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. 34 513 The Gospel according to St. Coprostom the Silentiary [i.e. Carlyle].

a. An officer of the Byzantine court, whose duty originally was to maintain silence and order, but who frequently acted as a confidential adviser or agent.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > officers of Byzantine or Persian courts

silentiary1653

mehtar1662

1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars ii. xxi. 66 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Gubazes praid to send the same,..alledging himself also to be behind for ten yeares, being enrolled a Silentiary [Gk. ἐν τοῖς σιλεντιαρίοις] of the Imperiall Palace, and having receaved no pay from the time Chosroës entred Lazica.

a1677 I. Barrow Treat. Pope's Supremacy (1680) 400 That notable passage in the Synod of Chalcedon; where Bassianus..saith, Our..Emperour..afterwards..sent his rescript by Eustathius the Silentiary.

1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xlii. 263 He had served ten years a silentiary of the Byzantine palace.

1895 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 479 The contemplation of the spectacle raises the Silentiary to his highest key.

2011 Gesta 50 95/2 Paul the Silentiary wrote an ekphrasis of Hagia Sophia recited during the rededication ceremonies held between 24 December 562 and 6 January 563.

b. An official whose duty it is to command or maintain silence. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence > that which silences > official who silences

silentiary1744

1744 C. Owen Danger of Church & Kingdom from Foreigners (ed. 3) ii. 36 Silentiary do thy Office, adds the English Lady.

1838 Fraser's Mag. 18 180 The silentiary, standing by the main pillar of the hall, smote lustily upon it with his rod, to command silence.

2007 R. M. Andrews Welsh Court Poems 102 Cynddelw draws near, passing the gatekeeper, the door-keeper, the silentiaries, the poets, the noblemen of Deheubarth..and the bodyguard.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	silentiary
释义	silentiaryn. Brit. /sʌɪˈlɛnʃ(ə)ri/, U.S. /saɪˈlɛn(t)ʃiˌɛri/ Forms: 1600s silenciarie, 1600s– silentiary. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French silentiaire; Greek σιλεντιάριος. Etymology: Partly (i) < French silentiaire person who observes or recommends silence (1611 in Cotgrave; compare quot. 1611; 1567 in Middle French as adjective in the sense ‘habitually silent, taciturn’), and partly (ii) < Byzantine Greek σιλεντιάριος officer at the Byzantine court, both < post-classical Latin silentiarius officer at the Byzantine court (4th cent.) < classical Latin silentium silence n. + -ārius -ary suffix¹. Now historical. †1. A person who observes silence, or advocates the observance of silence, esp. as a religious discipline. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > taciturnity or reticence > [noun] > one who does not speak silentiary1611 mum1666 mumchance1694 strong silent man1839 taciturnist1887 oystera1910 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > contemplation or meditation > [noun] > person contemplativea1425 silentiary1611 contemplant1612 ascetic1673 theoretic1675 theoric1798 transcendental meditator1966 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Silentiaire, a silenciarie, a patron or patterne of silence. 1657 J. Trapp Comm. Ezra (Psalms iv. 4) 574 The word signifieth Be dumb; and hereupon all our Silentiaries have founded their superstitious opinions and practices. 1844 N. Brit. Rev. 1 141 A few solitaries, silentiaries, stylites,..from their caves and pillars, pleaded this interposition. 1883 C. Swinburne in Fortn. Rev. 34 513 The Gospel according to St. Coprostom the Silentiary [i.e. Carlyle]. 2. a. An officer of the Byzantine court, whose duty originally was to maintain silence and order, but who frequently acted as a confidential adviser or agent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > holder of office > official of royal or great household > [noun] > officers of Byzantine or Persian courts silentiary1653 mehtar1662 1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Persian Wars ii. xxi. 66 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian Gubazes praid to send the same,..alledging himself also to be behind for ten yeares, being enrolled a Silentiary [Gk. ἐν τοῖς σιλεντιαρίοις] of the Imperiall Palace, and having receaved no pay from the time Chosroës entred Lazica. a1677 I. Barrow Treat. Pope's Supremacy (1680) 400 That notable passage in the Synod of Chalcedon; where Bassianus..saith, Our..Emperour..afterwards..sent his rescript by Eustathius the Silentiary. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall IV. xlii. 263 He had served ten years a silentiary of the Byzantine palace. 1895 Edinb. Rev. Apr. 479 The contemplation of the spectacle raises the Silentiary to his highest key. 2011 Gesta 50 95/2 Paul the Silentiary wrote an ekphrasis of Hagia Sophia recited during the rededication ceremonies held between 24 December 562 and 6 January 563. b. An official whose duty it is to command or maintain silence. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > inaudibility > [noun] > silence > that which silences > official who silences silentiary1744 1744 C. Owen Danger of Church & Kingdom from Foreigners (ed. 3) ii. 36 Silentiary do thy Office, adds the English Lady. 1838 Fraser's Mag. 18 180 The silentiary, standing by the main pillar of the hall, smote lustily upon it with his rod, to command silence. 2007 R. M. Andrews Welsh Court Poems 102 Cynddelw draws near, passing the gatekeeper, the door-keeper, the silentiaries, the poets, the noblemen of Deheubarth..and the bodyguard. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1611
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