If you’ve ever attended a funeral, you were probably struck by how quiet, earnest, and solemn the mood was. You can use the word solemn to describe anything that's really serious and dignified.
Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.
Adjective S.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
Adjective S.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
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Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or
connected with, religion; sacred.
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Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal.
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Stately; ceremonious; grand.
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Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by
seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn
earnestness.
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Real; earnest; downright.
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Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.
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Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with
all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form.
Solemn
His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned.
The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn supplication observed everry year.2.
His feast so solemn and so rich.
To-night we hold a splemn supper.4.
Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage With solemn touches troubled thoughts.
There reigned a solemn silence over all.5.
Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense in strengthening this city; since which time we find no solemn taking it by the Turks.6.
Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.
Usage Examples
That is, we believed, the supreme duty of the parent, who only was permitted to claim in some degree the priestly office and function, since it is his creative and protecting power which alone approaches the solemn function of Deity.
You will reciprocally promise love, loyalty and matrimonial honesty. We only want for you this day that these words constitute the principle of your entire life and that with the help of divine grace you will observe these solemn vows that today, before God, you formulate.
Coming in solemn beauty like slow old tunes of Spain.
Each has its lesson for our dreams in sooth, come they in shape of demons, gods, or elves, are allegories with deep hearts of truth that tell us solemn secrets of ourselves.
America is an idea. And it's the solemn responsibility of each 'temporary' president to protect and nurture that noblest of all ideas - with integrity. This man, Mitt Romney, has shown - not through his experience, but through his actions and words - that he is unqualified to carry out that responsibility.
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Other Usage ExamplesFrom the solemn gloom of the temple children run out to sit in the dust, God watches them play and forgets the priest.
One could write a history of science in reverse by assembling the solemn pronouncements of highest authority about what could not be done and could never happen.
While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit.
A marriage is no amusement but a solemn act, and generally a sad one.
In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching that it is almost impossible for a state to resort to war without violating one or more solemn treaty obligations.
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