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Solemnity

//səˈlɛmnɪti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn. countable, uncountable

    "the solemnity of a funeral"

  2. 2
    a trait of dignified seriousness wordnet
  3. 3
    An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence. countable, uncountable

    "Great was the cauſe; our old ſolemnities / From no blind zeal or fond tradition riſe, / But ſav'd from death, our Argives yearly pay / Theſe grateful honours to the God of Day."

  4. 4
    a solemn and dignified feeling wordnet
  5. 5
    A feast day of the highest rank celebrating a mystery of faith such as the Trinity, an event in the life of Jesus, the Virgin Mary, or another important saint. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    A celebration or festivity. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From solemn + -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”), frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity, which from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitās, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)

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