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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