单词 | the rule of silence |
释义 | > as lemmasthe rule of silence b. The renunciation of speech as chosen or vowed by the members of certain religious or monastic orders; a period during which the members of a community or retreat renounce speech. Frequently in the rule of silence.Recorded earliest as a modifier in silence time (see Compounds 1a).Cf. vow of silence n. at Phrases 7. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > [noun] > renunciation of speech the rule of silencea1387 a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1874) V. 19 Speke wolde he nevere, as it is i-write in þe questiouns þat he wroot in his scilence tyme [L. silendo scripsit]. 1435 in J. F. South & D. Power Memorials Craft of Surg. (1886) App. 318 (MED) The seid felowschip..in her complayntis & seyngis honestli to be mesurable and to scielence mekeli to obeie. 1627 R. S. tr. V. Cepari Life Gonzaga ii. xiv. 256 He was neuer discouered to vtter so much as one word to any one, were he domesticall or stranger. So obseruant was he of the rule of silence. 1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 804/1 Probably the most trying part of all the discipline is the silence, no monk being allowed to speak to his brother on any occasion. 1957 P. L. Fermor Time to keep Silence 67 There is a special dispensation from the rule of silence for the monks who deal with the abbey livestock when they are actually addressing their dumb charges. 1978 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. Dec. 17/1 Then there was the two days' retreat... At no time..was the sense of fellowship more apparent than during the silence. 2009 P. Gray & L. Ridout Rough Guide Thailand 333 Disciplined Vipassana courses (with a rule of silence, no food after noon and so on), taught by Thai monks with translators. < as lemmas |
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