noun · countable / uncountable · rare

solemnity

so·lem·ni·ty

solemnity · solemnities

торжество

серьёзность, торжественность, значимость

Hochfest

The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemnThe quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.

/səˈlɛmnɪti/

» Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be the solemnity of the Lord.

Meaning

5 senses

(countable, uncountable)The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
the solemnity of a funeral
серьёзностьserʹjóznostʹ, торже́ственностьtoržéstvennostʹ, зна́чимостьznáčimostʹ
(countable, uncountable)An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
(countable, uncountable)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.
Hochfest
торжество́toržestvó
(countable, uncountable)A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A celebration or festivity.

More definitions

a solemn and dignified feeling
a trait of dignified seriousness

Examples

1 sentences

Seven days shalt thou eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be the solemnity of the Lord.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

feast day of the highest rank:

Русский

By meaning 1

quality of being solemn:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

feast day of the highest rank:

Origin

From solemn + -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”)

From solemn + -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”), frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity, which from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitās, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)

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