solemn

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Somberly impressive
Performed with great ceremony
Sacred
Deeply serious and somber
Gloomy or sombre
{a} awful, religiously grave, very serious
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions; "both sides were deeply in earnest, even passionate"; "an entirely sincere and cruel tyrant"; "a film with a solemn social message"
Stately; ceremonious; grand
{s} grave, somber, serious; ceremonial, formal, dignified; sincere, earnest
Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred
Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form
A solemn promise or agreement is one that you make in a very formal, sincere way. a solemn pledge that he would never remarry
Real; earnest; downright
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise"; "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence"
Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face
Someone or something that is solemn is very serious rather than cheerful or humorous. His solemn little face broke into smiles He looked solemn. = serious + solemnity so·lem·nity The setting for this morning's signing ceremony matched the solemnity of the occasion
Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness
Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal
Solemn League and Covenant
(1643) Agreement between the English and Scots in which the Scots agreed to support the English Parliamentarians in their disputes with the Royalists, and both countries agreed to work for a civil and religious union of England, Scotland, and Ireland under a presbyterian-parliamentary system. The Scots sent an army to England in 1644, and Charles I surrendered to them in 1646. He later agreed to the covenant and received Scottish military assistance (1647). Neither Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth nor Charles II (after the 1660 Restoration) honoured the covenant, and it was not renewed. See also Covenanter
solemn ceremony
festive ceremony
solemn truth
grave truth, sad truth
solemn warning
grave caution, grave warning
solemnity
The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn
solemnity
An instance or example of solemn behavior
solemness
{n} a solemn manner, awfulness
solemnity
{n} awfulness, pomp, dignity, gravity
solemnly
{a} awfully, with formal state
Solemnness
solemness
on this solemn occasion
on this formal occasion, during this official event
solemnities
plural of solemnity
solemnity
a trait of dignified seriousness
solemnity
ceremony adapted to impress with awe
solemnity
Hence, affected gravity or seriousness
solemnity
A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament
solemnity
{i} gravity, seriousness; ceremoniousness, formality; sincerity, earnestness
solemnity
Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity
solemnity
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
solemnity
a solemn and dignified feeling
solemnity
A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid
solemnly
in a grave and sedate manner; "the judge sat there solemnly
solemnly
in a grave and sedate manner; "the judge sat there solemnly"
solemnly
In a solemn manner
solemnly
In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally
solemnly
gravely, somberly; ceremonially, formally, with dignity; sincerely, earnestly
solemnness
The property of being solemn
solemnness
The state or quality of being solemn; solemnity; impressiveness; gravity; as, the solemnness of public worship
solemnness
{i} gravity, seriousness; ceremoniousness, formality; sincerity, earnestness
solemn
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