Solemn

sol′em, adj. attended with religions ceremonies, pomp, or gravity, originally taking place every year, said esp. of religious ceremonies: impre ing with seriousne : awful: devout: having the appearance of gravity: devotional: attended with an appeal to God, as an oath: serious: sober, gloomy, black.— n. Solemn isā′tion .— v.t. Sol′emnise , to perform religiously or solemnly once a year, or periodically: to celebrate with due rites: to render grave.— ns. Sol′emniser ; Solem′nity , a solemn religious ceremony: a ceremony adapted to inspire with awe: reverence: seriousne : affected gravity.— adv. sol′emnly. — n. Sol′emnne . [O. Fr. solempne , solemne (Fr. solennel )—L. sollemnis , solennis — sollus , all, every, ann us , a year.]