moment of silence

English

Noun

moment of silence (plural moments of silence)

1. A period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection.

   The pastor always opened his Sunday service with a moment of silence.

2. 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.

   The principal requested a moment of silence in memory of the two girls who died in a car accident over the weekend.

   • 2004, George Carlin, When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops?‎^[1], New York: Hyperion Books, →ISBN, →OCLC, →OL, page 174:

     The custom of observing a moment of silence before an athletic event to honor dead people strikes me as meaningless. And arbitrary. Because, if you'll notice, only certain people get this special treatment. It's highly selective. Therefore I've decided that someday, when the time comes that every single person in the world who dies receives a moment of silence, I will begin paying attention. Until then, count me out. It's ridiculous.

Translations

period of silence for quiet meditation, prayer or reflection

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: hiljainen hetki (fi)
• German: Moment der Stille m
• Korean: 묵념(默念) (ko) (mungnyeom)
• Romanian: moment de reculegere (ro) n, moment de liniște n
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: momento de silencio m

period of silence conducted to honor or provide a gesture of respect to a recently deceased person

• Armenian: լռության րոպե (lṙutʻyan rope)
• Basque: minutuko isilune
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 默哀 (zh) (mò'āi)

• Czech: minuta ticha f
• Esperanto: minuto da silento
• Estonian: vaikusminut
• Finnish: hiljainen hetki (fi)
• French: minute de silence (fr) f
• Georgian: წუთიერი დუმილი (c̣utieri dumili)
• German: Schweigeminute (de) f, Gedenkminute (de) f
• Greek: ενός λεπτού σιγή (enós leptoú sigí)
• Indonesian: pengheningan cipta
• Japanese: 黙祷 (ja) (もくとう, mokutō)
• Korean: 묵도(默禱) (ko) (mukdo), 묵념(默念) (ko) (mungnyeom)
• Polish: minuta ciszy f
• Portuguese: minuto de silêncio m
• Romanian: moment de reculegere (ro) n
• Russian: мину́та молча́ния (ru) (minúta molčánija)
• Spanish: momento de silencio m, minuto de silencio m
• Swedish: tyst minut (sv) c
• Turkish: saygı duruşu (tr)
• Ukrainian: хвилина мовчання f (xvylyna movčannja)
• Vietnamese: một phút mặc niệm