| 单词 | vow of silence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasvow of silence vow of silence n. a vow to renounce speech, esp. taken by members of certain religious or monastic orders (cf. sense A. 1b); (in extended use) a promise or commitment not to disclose a secret, private information, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > vow or oath > of particular type abjuration?a1439 professing1560 vow of silence1567 oath of allegiance1574 vow1600 affidation1612 abjuration1621 fetish1705 affidature1727 pledge of allegiance1750 abjuration of the realm1768 oath-parole1900 Guide's honour1912 1567 G. Fenton tr. M. Bandello Certaine Tragicall Disc. f. 250 The crueltie of Zilya in bindynge hym to a vowe of scilence for iij. yeres. a1674 Earl of Clarendon Ess. Active & Contempl. Life (1765) 77 They..hide themselves in monasteries and places of solitude; and make vows of silence. 1855 F. M. Sibthorpe Home is Home vii. 81 She mentally vowed a vow of silence upon all family secrets in future. 1977 Washington Post 1 Dec. a6/2 The spy..tried to secure a vow of silence from Gen. Kim. 2009 Music & Moving Image 2 1 The vow of silence, taken by some Christian orders or Buddhist monks,..is not only associated with the conservation of spiritual energy,..but also with the renunciation of all earthly distractions. < as lemmas |
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