reverent silence

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• reverent — adjective formal showing respect and admiration: They sat in reverent silence. reverently adverb …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• reverent — adjective a reverent silence Syn: respectful, reverential, admiring, devoted, devout, dutiful, awed, deferential …   Thesaurus of popular words

• center down — intransitive verb 1. : to achieve steadiness, sobriety, and concentration : amend habits of flighty irresponsibility 2. in Quaker worship : to turn one s attention in reverent silence toward the religious meaning of life …   Useful english dictionary

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Edward George Honey — (1885 – 1922) was an Australian soldier and journalist who is often credited with having conceived the idea of a moment of silence on Armistice Day (now known as Remembrance Day). Honey was educated at Caulfield Grammar School in Melbourne, and… …   Wikipedia

• grand — grand, grande [ grɑ̃, grɑ̃d ] ou en liaison [ grɑ̃t ] adj. • grant Xe; lat. grandis, qui a éliminé magnus I ♦ Dans l ordre physique (avec possibilité de mesure) 1 ♦ Dont la hauteur, la taille dépasse la moyenne. Grand et mince. ⇒ élancé. Grand et …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Tift Merritt — Merritt performing on October 9, 2005 at the Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival, N.C. Background information Birth name Catherine Tift Merritt …   Wikipedia

• Touro Cemetery — Touro Synagogue Cemetery, also known as the Jewish Cemetery at Newport, dedicated in 1677, is located in the historic district of Newport, Rhode Island, not far from the Touro Synagogue and other Jewish graves are found nearby in the Common… …   Wikipedia

• worship — worshiper, n. worshipingly, adv. /werr ship/, n., v., worshiped, worshiping or (esp. Brit.) worshipped, worshipping. n. 1. reverent honor and homage paid to God or a sacred personage, or to any object regarded as sacred. 2. formal or ceremonious… …   Universalium

• MUSÉE — L’existence même d’un lieu de présentation constitue une condition de possibilité pour que l’œuvre d’art produise des effets sur d’autres que son producteur. D’autre part, la nature du lieu, à partir duquel une œuvre s’adresse à nous, modifie ses …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• grande — ● grand, grande adjectif (latin grandis) Indique une dimension relative en étendue, en hauteur ou en longueur : C est un jardin grand comme un mouchoir de poche. Dont les dimensions dépassent la moyenne de sa catégorie : Une grande maison. Un… …   Encyclopédie Universelle