solemnity

[So*lem·ni*ty]

Put on a straight face when you think of the word solemnity; it is used for occasions that are all about seriousness and dignity.

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A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.

Noun
a trait of dignified seriousness

Noun
a solemn and dignified feeling


n.
A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.

n.
ceremony adapted to impress with awe.

n.
Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.

n.
Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.

n.
Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey.

n.
A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.


Solemnity

So*lem"ni*ty , n.; pl. Solemnities . [L. solemnitas, solennitas: cf. F. solennit'82, solemnit'82, OF. also sollempnit'82.] 1. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.
Great was the cause; our old solemnities From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise, But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay These grateful honors to the god of day.
2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe.
The forms and solemnities of the last judgment.
3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.
With much glory and great solemnity.
The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language.
These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath.
4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.
Solemnity 's a cover for a sot.
5. Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey. 6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.

A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.

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Usage Examples

There is no absurdity so palpable but that it may be firmly planted in the human head if you only begin to inculcate it before the age of five, by constantly repeating it with an air of great solemnity.

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Other Usage Examples

Because of its tremendous solemnity death is the light in which great passions, both good and bad, become transparent, no longer limited by outward appearences.

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