solemnity

so·lem·ni·ty

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noun

Solemnity is a serious feeling or tone for a ceremony or occasion.

An example of a solemnity is a funeral mass.

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solemnity

noun

pl. -·ties

solemn ceremony, ritual, observance, etc.
solemn feeling, character, or appearance; serious or awesome quality; gravity
Law the formality needed to validate an act, contract, etc.

Origin of solemnity

Middle English solempnete from Old French solempneté from Classical Latin sollemnitas

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solemnity

noun

pl. so·lem·ni·ties

The quality or condition of being solemn.
A solemn observance or proceeding.

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Noun

(plural solemnities)

The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
the solemnity of a funeral
An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
(law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.

Origin

Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony"), frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity, which from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitÄs, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)

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