Solemnity

n.	1.	A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament. Great was the cause; our old solemnities From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise, But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay These grateful honors to the god of day. - Pope.
	2.	ceremony adapted to impress with awe. The forms and solemnities of the last judgment. - Atterburry.
	3.	Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave earnestness; formal dignity; gravity. With much glory and great solemnity. - Chaucer. The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language. - Addison. These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath. - J. Edwards.
	4.	Hence, affected gravity or seriousness. Solemnity 's a cover for a sot. - Young.
	5.	Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey.
	6.	(Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.

Noun	1.	solemnity - a trait of dignified seriousness Synonyms: sedateness, solemness, staidness
	2.	solemnity - a solemn and dignified feeling Synonyms: gravity

SOLEMNITY. The formality established by law to render a contract, agreement, or other act valid.
     2. A marriage, for example, would not be valid if made in jest, and without solemnity. Vide Marriage, and Dig. 4, 1, 7; Id. 45, 1, 30.

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