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Silvanus

or ··Գܲ

[ sil-vey-nuhs ]

noun

Roman Religion.
plural Silvani
  1. the god of forests and uncultivated land, later worshiped under three aspects, as the protector of the house, of the herds, and of the boundaries of the farm.
  2. (lowercase) any of a number of forest spirits, identified with fauns.


Silvanus

/ ɪˈɪə /

noun

  1. Roman myth the Roman god of woodlands, fields, and flocks Greek counterpartPan
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Silvanus1

From Latin; sylvan
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Silvanus1

Latin: from silva woodland
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Morehouse College President John Silvanus Wilson, who served as executive director of a White House initiative to support the colleges under Obama, said the outcome of the meeting with Trump was underwhelming.

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John Silvanus Wilson – president of Morehouse College, a historically black higher education institution in Atlanta – said the outcomes are predictable, based on student achievement data.

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Near the eighth milestone are ruins attributed to the temples of Silvanus and of Hercules,—of which the latter is mentioned in Martial's Epigrams, beyond which were the villas of Bassus and of Persius.

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Silvanus, Faunus, and Fauna, the latter’s wife, who had charge over the woods and plants.

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Arthur said it was all the fault of 'Silvanus.'

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