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solemnity
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so·lem·ni·ty
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nɪ
ti
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noun,
plural
so·lem·ni·ties.
1.
the state or character of being
solemn
;
earnestness; gravity; impressiveness:
the solemnity of a state funeral.
2.
Often,
solemnities.
a
solemn
observance, ceremonial proceeding, or special formality:
the solemnities of Easter.
3.
Law
.
a formality that renders an act or document valid.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
solempnete
<
Old French
<
Latin
sollemnitās,
equivalent to
sollemnis
solemn
+
-itās-
-ity
Related forms
o·ver·so·lem·ni·ty,
noun
sem·i·so·lem·ni·ty,
noun
su·per·so·lem·ni·ty,
noun
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So when violence does occur, it's solidly earthbound and staged with magnificent
solemnity
.
The presentation filters out intimations of hierarchy or
solemnity
in the objects.
It was an occasion for
solemnity
but no longer a wrenching heartbreak.
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So when violence does occur, it's solidly earthbound and staged with magnificent
solemnity
.
The presentation filters out intimations of hierarchy or
solemnity
in the objects.
It was an occasion for
solemnity
but no longer a wrenching heartbreak.
And the
solemnity
here seems every bit as forced as the levity.
Steichen is at his but when he is trying to express the restfulness and
solemnity
of night or evening.
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Collins
World English Dictionary
solemnity
(səˈlɛmnɪtɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-ties
1.
the state or quality of being solemn
2.
(
often plural
) solemn ceremony, observance, celebration, etc
3.
law
a formality necessary to validate a deed, act, contract, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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"I care not for the theoretical symmetry and impregnable logic of your moral code, I care not for the hoary respectability and traditional mysticisms of your theological institutions, I care not for the beauty and
solemnity
of your rituals and religious ceremonies, I care not even for the reasonableness and unimpeachable fairness of your social ethics,—if it does not turn out better, nobler, truer, men and women,—if it does not add to the world's stock of valuable souls,—if it does not give us a sounder, healthier, more reliable product from this great factory of men—I will have none of it."
-Anna Julia Cooper
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