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A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The pastor always opened his Sunday service with a moment of silence.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
A period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person, as part of the mourning process. May also be conducted following a tragic event or on the anniversary thereof.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The principal requested a moment of silence in memory of the two girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
靜默時間 /静默时间
(jìngmò shíjiān)
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Finnish:
hiljainen hetki
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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German:
Moment der Stille
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Indonesian:
pengheningan
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Indonesian:
mengheningkan cipta
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Korean:
묵념
(mungnyeom)
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Romanian:
moment de reculegere
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Romanian:
moment de liniște
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Spanish:
momento de silencio
— period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection
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Armenian:
լռության րոպե
(lṙutʻyan rope)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Basque:
minutuko isilune
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Chinese Mandarin:
默哀
(mò'āi)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Czech:
minuta ticha
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Esperanto:
minuto da silento
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Estonian:
vaikusminut
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Finnish:
hiljainen hetki
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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French:
minute de silence
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Georgian:
წუთიერი დუმილი
(c̣utieri dumili)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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German:
Schweigeminute
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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German:
Gedenkminute
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Greek:
ενός λεπτού σιγή
(enós leptoú sigí)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Indonesian:
pengheningan cipta
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Japanese:
黙祷
(mokutō)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Korean:
묵도
(mukdo)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Korean:
묵념
(mungnyeom)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Polish:
minuta ciszy
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Portuguese:
minuto de silêncio
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Romanian:
moment de reculegere
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Russian:
мину́та молча́ния
(minúta molčánija)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Spanish:
momento de silencio
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Spanish:
minuto de silencio
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Swedish:
tyst minut
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Turkish:
saygı duruşu
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Ukrainian:
хвилина мовчання
(xvylyna movčannja)
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person
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Vietnamese:
một phút mặc niệm
— period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person