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solemnity
(encz) | solemnity,vážnost |
Solemnity
(gcide) | Solemnity \So*lem"ni*ty\, n.; pl. Solemnities. [L. solemnitas,
solennitas: cf. F. solennit['e], solemnit['e], OF. also
sollempnit['e].]
1. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence;
religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a
funeral, a sacrament.
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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. --Pope.
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2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe.
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The forms and solemnities of the last judgment.
--Atterburry.
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3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave
earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.
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With much glory and great solemnity. --Chaucer.
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The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows
itself in the solemnity of their language.
--Addison.
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These promises were often made with great solemnity
and confirmed with an oath. --J. Edwards.
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4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.
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Solemnity 's a cover for a sot. --Young.
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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.
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6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according
to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a
thing done valid.
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solemnity
(wn) | solemnity
n 1: a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: sedateness,
staidness, solemnity, solemness]
2: a solemn and dignified feeling [syn: gravity, solemnity]
[ant: levity] |
SOLEMNITY
(bouvier) | SOLEMNITY. The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement,
or other act valid.
2. A marriage, for example, would not be valid if made in jest, and
without solemnity. Vide Marriage, and Dig. 4, 1, 7; Id. 45, 1, 30.
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solemnity
(encz) | solemnity,vážnost |
solemnity
(wn) | solemnity
n 1: a trait of dignified seriousness [syn: sedateness,
staidness, solemnity, solemness]
2: a solemn and dignified feeling [syn: gravity, solemnity]
[ant: levity] |
solemnity of mary
(wn) | Solemnity of Mary
n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) a holy day of obligation [syn:
Solemnity of Mary, January 1] |
SOLEMNITY
(bouvier) | SOLEMNITY. The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement,
or other act valid.
2. A marriage, for example, would not be valid if made in jest, and
without solemnity. Vide Marriage, and Dig. 4, 1, 7; Id. 45, 1, 30.
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