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LYING STATE [7 records]

Record 1 2024-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Official Ceremonies
CONT

Lying in repose occurs when the casket of a member of government(or former member of government) is placed on view in any other building [than the principal government building of a country or state] to allow the public to pay their respects.

OBS

lying-in-repose; lying in repose: In English, the designations "lying-in-repose" and "lying in repose" are specifically used to designate the public display of the casket of a prominent individual in any public place other than the principal government building of a country or province. In French, the designation "exposition en chapelle ardente" is used to designate more generally the display of the casket of a prominent individual either in a government building or any other public place.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Cérémonies officielles
CONT

L'exposition en chapelle ardente est une expression qui décrit la tradition cérémonielle selon laquelle la dépouille du défunt est exposée, et accompagnée d'un détachement de veille, pour permettre aux dignitaires et au public de lui rendre un dernier hommage.

OBS

exposition en chapelle ardente : La désignation «exposition en chapelle ardente» est utilisée en français pour désigner l'exposition du cercueil d'une personnalité publique dans un bâtiment gouvernemental ou dans tout autre lieu public. En anglais, les désignations «lying-in-repose» et «lying in repose» désignent spécifiquement l'exposition du cercueil d'une personnalité publique dans tout lieu public autre que le bâtiment gouvernemental principal d'un pays ou d'une province.

Spanish

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Record 2 2024-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Official Ceremonies
DEF

[A] ceremonial tradition whereby the remains of the deceased rest on view, with a vigil, to allow official dignitaries as well as members of the public to pay their final respects.

CONT

The Queen's lying in state. The Queen will lie in state in Westminster Hall for about four days before her funeral, allowing members of the public to file past and pay their respects.

OBS

In Canada, the body of a deceased government official, such as a prime minister, for whom a state funeral is ordered usually lies in state in the Centre Block of the Parliament buildings. The lying-in-state could also take place in a provincial government building in the case of the death of a provincial government official.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Cérémonies officielles
DEF

[...] tradition cérémonielle selon laquelle la dépouille du défunt est exposée, et accompagnée d'un détachement de veille, pour permettre aux dignitaires et au public de lui rendre un dernier hommage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pompas fúnebres
  • Ceremonias oficiales
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Record 3 2022-09-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Funeral Services
  • Philosophy and Religion
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
DEF

A decorated wooden framework for supporting the coffin of a distinguished person during a funeral or while lying in state.

CONT

The Queen’s closed coffin will rest on a raised platform, known as a catafalque, beneath the 11th-century hall’s medieval timber roof.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pompes funèbres
  • Philosophie et religion
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
DEF

Estrade décorative élevée pour recevoir le cercueil, réel ou simulé, d'un mort à qui l'on rend des honneurs.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pompas fúnebres
  • Filosofía y religión
  • Objetos de colección (Museos y Patrimonio)
DEF

Armazón recubierta de paños fúnebres, sobre la que se coloca el ataúd y que se erige para la celebración de las exequias de un difunto.

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Record 4 2015-09-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ceremonial and Traditions (Military)
DEF

The guarding of the casket during the lying in state.

CONT

... after dignitaries and government officials conducted a private ceremony, Parliament’s front doors were opened to the public. The long line of military personnel and civilians slowly flowed forward, signing the books of condolence, witnessing the military vigil provided, and paying respects to the man.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cérémonial et traditions (Militaire)
DEF

Garde du corps pendant que celui-ci est exposé.

CONT

[...] après la tenue d’une cérémonie privée regroupant dignitaires et hauts fonctionnaires, les portes principales du Parlement ont été ouvertes au public. Les nombreux militaires et civils en file ont lentement progressé vers l’intérieur, signant le livre de condoléances, remarquant la veille militaire établie et rendant hommage au défunt.

Spanish

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Record 5 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Mechanics (Physics)
DEF

The state in which a disturbance may cause a body (or a system) to be displaced from its rest position, assuming a new position of equilibrium; left alone the body (or the system) does not return to its original position.

CONT

equilibrium :state of balance. When a body or a system is in equilibrium, there is no net tendency to change. In mechanics, equilibrium has to do with the forces acting on a body.... However, a state of equilibrium does not mean that no forces act on the body, but only that the forces are balanced.... The stability of a body is a measure of its ability to return to a position of equilibrium after being disturbed. It depends on the shape of the body and the location of its center of gravity... A body with a large flat base and a low center of gravity will be very stable, returning quickly to its position of equilibrium after being tipped. However, a body with a small base and high center of gravity will tend to topple if tipped and is thus less stable than the first body. A body balanced precariously on a point is in unstable equilibrium. Some bodies, such as a ball or a cone lying on its side, do not return to their original position of equilibrium when pushed, assuming instead a new position of equilibrium; these are said to be in neutral equilibrium.

OBS

In case of a "wave perturbation", "neutral equilibrium" and "neutral stability" are often used interchangeably

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique générale (Physique)
CONT

Équilibre d'un corps. Un système est dit en équilibre stable si, écarté de sa position d'équilibre initiale, il y revient de lui-même. Un système est dit en équilibre instable lorsque, écarté de sa position d'équilibre initiale, l'écart s'amplifie naturellement. Un système est dit en équilibre indifférent lorsque, écarté de sa position d'équilibre initiale, il reste dans la nouvelle position qui lui a été donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica general (Física)
CONT

Cuando un cuerpo es ligeramente apartado de su posición, puede comportarse de tres modos diferentes que constituyen otras tantas formas de equilibrio: si vuelve por sí mismo a la posición primitiva es que se halla en equilibrio estable; si se queda inmóvil en la mueva posición, se halla en equilibrio indiferente [...].

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Record 6 2012-02-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

In the normal state or in genuine paralysis, if the patient, lying on a flat surface, is directed to press the leg against the surface, there will be a lifting movement in the other leg; this phenomenon is absent in hysteria and malingering.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Absence du mouvement involontaire d'élévation de la jambe opposée quand l'on demande au malade couché sur le dos d'appuyer sa jambe sur le lit.

Spanish

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Record 7 2003-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (outside Canada)
OBS

A state of Malaysia, Malay Peninsula, southeast Asia, lying between South China Sea and the Strait of Malacca.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (hors Canada)
OBS

État de la Malaysia, à l'extrémité méridionale de la péninsule Malaise, entre la mer de Chine méridionale et le détroit de Malacca.

Spanish

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