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Esoteric Silences and Arcane Stillness
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- 1. Code of silence from criminal ritualism, metaphorical (6)
- 3. Extended state of habitual silence or sparing of words (10)
- 5. French term embodying spiritual quietness (6)
- 6. Designated space or utensil for enforced quietude (9)
- 8. Masked ritualistic performance, often performed in silence (7)
- 10. Fear of sound repetition, linked to ancient mute rites (10)
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- 2. Deliberate or ritualistic refusal to speak (6)
- 4. Silent promise made as a sacred act of devotion (12)
- 7. Ancient symbolic gesture substituting speech in sacred rites (7)
- 9. Agent in ritual suppression of sound or speech (6)
- 11. Participant in silent nocturnal spiritual gatherings (9)
- 12. Theology of divine silence by stating what God is not (9)
- 13. Prayers or chants often recited softly, bordering on silence (6)
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