Silvanus
Americannoun
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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.
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(lowercase) any of a number of forest spirits, identified with fauns.
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Etymology
Origin of Silvanus
From Latin; see origin at sylvan
Example Sentences
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It was filmed at architect Silvanus Trevail's The Headland hotel in Cornwall, a five star Grade II listed building.
From BBC • Oct. 30, 2025
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.
From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2017
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.
From US News • May 7, 2015
Faunus never became domesticated, but he belongs to the same type as Silvanus.
From The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus by Fowler, W. Warde
Augsburg, on the other hand, came to the front, the elder and younger Schoensperger, Johann and Silvanus Otmar, Erhard Oglin, Johann Miller, and the firm of Sigismund Grim and Marcus Wirsung all doing important work.
From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)
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