Solemnity

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1. Noun

A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament.

2. Noun

ceremony adapted to impress with awe.

3. Noun

Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.

4. Noun

Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.

5. Noun

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. Noun

A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.

7. Noun

a solemn and dignified feeling
Vocabulary classified under Emotion and tone
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