Word of the Day:
solemnity
What It Means
The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
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.
the solemnity of a funeral
Solemnity in Context
“The stateliness and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language.”
Did You Know?
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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