Solemnity

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The quality or condition of being solemn.
  • n. A solemn observance or proceeding.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
  • n. An instance or example of solemn behavior.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony.
  • 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.
  • n. A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; a ceremonial or festal occasion; ceremony in general; celebration; festivity.
  • n. The state or character of being solemn; gravity; impressiveness; solemness: as, the solemnity of his manner; a ceremony of great solemnity.
  • n. Affected or mock gravity or seriousness; an aspect of pompous importance.
  • n. In law, a solemn nr formal observance; the formality requisite to render an act valid.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a solemn and dignified feeling
  • n. a trait of dignified seriousness
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