/ˈzīləns/
adjective
of an individual, the inability to escape one's life through means of recreation or distraction; one who is so deep in their own mind that they begin to lose touch with reality.
noun
a type of blissful ignorance to mindfulness masked in benevolent indifference.
I dunno man. I'm stuck in this sort of xylence lately.
Don't mind my friend over there, he's a bit of a xylence kinda guy.
churchhurt is where you experience a degree of distance, pain, or judgement from your church community. Essentially, you are just unable to “find your place”. This is prevalent in the Christian community, but can be extended to other religions.
Now that I am an adult I am beginning to heal from the churchhurt that was inflicted on me as a child.
when you're holding up your phone and making faces at it, as though you are taking a selfie, but you're really taking a picture of the person across from you or the wall or anything else that seems interesting but you don't want to be caught dead taking a picture of.
This action is often made more convincing by wiggling the eyebrows or opening the mouth, to pretend you're trying to get a Snapchat filter to work.