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Revision as of 19:49, 25 January 2010
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>
