Difference between revisions of "Solemn"
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==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English] solempne, from Anglo-French, from Latin sollemnis regularly appointed, solemn |
*Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | *Date: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_Century 14th century] | ||
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
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Etymology
Middle English solempne, from Anglo-French, from Latin sollemnis regularly appointed, solemn
- Date: 14th century
Definitions
- 1 : marked by the invocation of a religious sanction <a solemn oath>
- 2 : marked by the observance of established form or ceremony; specifically : celebrated with full liturgical ceremony
- 3 a : awe-inspiring : sublime <solemn beauty>
- b : marked by grave sedateness and earnest sobriety <a solemn gathering>
- c : somber, gloomy <a solemn gray building>
