solemn

IPA: sˈɑɫʌm

adjective

  • (religion, specifically Christianity) Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
  • (by extension)
  • Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
  • Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
  • Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
  • (obsolete) Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.
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Examples of "solemn" in Sentences

  • She looks solemn and sad.
  • The day is observed with due solemnity.
  • The pomp began the ceremony in solemnity.
  • Surrender does not constitute the solemnity.
  • Rai is the more serious and solemn of the pair.
  • It is a solemnity in the Roman Catholic Calendar.
  • It is a solemnity in the Roman Catholic ceremony.
  • There was a solemn Mass and the recitation of the Rosary.
  • It helps to emphasize the solemnity of the tributes and burials.
  • At the conclusion of the Mass there was a solemn blessing of the Oriflamme.

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