solemnity

IPA: sʌɫˈɛmnʌti

The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
(Catholicism) 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.
(law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
(obsolete) A celebration or festivity.

Examples of "solemnity" in Sentences

St. John of the Cross 'solemnity is celebrated today by the Discalced Carmelites.
Thus without pomp or solemnity is the body of Jesus laid in the cold and silent grave.
All of this points to a new interest in solemnity, decorum, and beauty in Catholic liturgy.
The film's solemnity is appropriate for its subject matter, and it reflects the artist's sincerity.
The word solemnity is here used to denote the amount of intrinsic or extrinsic pomp with which a feast is celebrated.
Thus we have seen this sealed book passing with great solemnity from the hand of the Creator into the hand of the Redeemer.
The term solemnity is also used in contracts, especially matrimony, in votive Masses, in vows, and in ecclesiastical trials.
Isaiah 30: 29 "Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord."
29 Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
And while Old Hurricane stared his eyes half out, the parties most interested opened the papers, which they found to be rather pressing invitations to be present at a certain solemnity at Staunton.