Definition of solemn

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Solemn (a.) Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face..

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Conjurer :: Conjurer (n.) One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a solemn manner..
Car :: Car (n.) A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity..
Inaugurate :: Inaugurate (v. t.) To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony; hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate; -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new methods, etc..
Covenant :: Covenant (n.) An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to extirpate popery and prelacy; -- usually called the Solemn League and Covenant..
Celebrate :: Celebrate (v. t.) To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday..
Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service..
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners, candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally dedicated to God..
Affirm :: Affirm (v. t.) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial sanction. See Affirmation, 4..
Solemnizing :: Solemnizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Solemniz.
Sober :: Sober (superl.) Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or color; solemn; grave; sedate..
Vow :: Vow (n.) To assert solemnly; to asseverate.
Abjuration :: Abjuration (n.) A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of heresy..
Oracular :: Oracular (a.) Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority, obscurity, ambiguity, dogmatism..
Uncovenanted :: Uncovenanted (a.) Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts..
Treaty :: Treaty (n.) An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league, or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns, formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty of alliance..
Anathema :: Anathema (n.) A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as accursed..
Coronation :: Coronation (n.) The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his succeeding to the sovereignty..
Undertake :: Undertake (v. t.) Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant; to contract..
Solemnized :: Solemnized (imp. & p. p.) of Solemniz.
Benediction :: Benediction (n.) A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or affectionate invocation of happiness..
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