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Definition of Silence
Si´lence | n. | 1. | | | 1. | The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or noise; absolute stillness. | | 2. | Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity; muteness. | | 3. | Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence. | | 4. | The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness; quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence. | | 5. | Absence of mention; oblivion. | | interj. | 1. | Be silent; - used elliptically for let there be silence, or keep silence. | | v. t. | 1. | To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to hush. | | 2. | To put to rest; to quiet. | | 3. | To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel. | | 4. | To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as, to silence the batteries of an enemy. |
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