sedateness, staidness, solemnity, solemness
(noun) a trait of dignified seriousness
gravity, solemnity
(noun) a solemn and dignified feeling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
solemnity (countable and uncountable, plural solemnities)
The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
(Catholicism) 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.
(legal) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
(obsolete) A celebration or festivity.
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Source: Wiktionary
So*lem"ni*ty, n.; pl. Solemnities. Etym: [L. solemnitas, solennitas: cf. F. solennité, solemnité, OF. also sollempnité.]
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. Pope.
2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe. The forms and solemnities of the last judgment. Atterburry.
3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity. With much glory and great solemnity. Chaucer. The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language. Addison. These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath. J. Edwards.
4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness. Solemnity 's a cover for a sot. Young.
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)
Definition: A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 December 2024
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
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