How To Use Solemn In A Sentence

He was anointed with oil and the crown of France was solemnly lowered onto his head. THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII
Aren't you a spoiled child, without the childness and the spoiling, to go and write in that plaintive, solemn way about 'help of some connexions of Jane's in Glasgow,' as if you were a desolate orphan Letters and Memorials of Jane Welsh Carlyle
The causes which make dolente a solemn word to the Italian ear, and dolent a queer word to the English ear, are causes which have been slowly operating ever since the Italian and the Teuton parted company on their way from The Unseen World and Other Essays
As far as possible, the essential meaning or substance of each oath, and the formality and solemnity of the oaths, are retained.
This fifteen metre, golden statue has sat here for 30 years and while its bulk is impressive, don't expect meditative solemnity; the forecourt is noisy with music, stalls and snack bars.

The coffin was palled with a square of rusty black velvet, whence all the pile had long been worn, and which the soaking rain now helped age to embrown and make flabby; a standard cross was borne by an ecclesiastical official, who had on a quadrangular cap surmounted by a centre tuft; two priests followed, sheltered by umbrellas, their sacerdotal garments dabbled and draggled with mud, and showing thick-shod feet beneath the dingy serge and lawn that flapped above them, as they came along at a smart pace, suggestive of anything but solemnity. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866
a lack of solemnity is not necessarily a lack of seriousness
May I take this opportunity to wish all NLM readers a very happy and blessed Easter, in the words of the EF Martyrology: Hac die, quam fecit Dominus, Solemnitas solemnitatum, et Pascha nostrum: Resurrectio Salvatoris nostri Jesu Christi secundum carnem. Papal Easter Day Mass and Urbi et Orbi Blessing
But you make me laugh, puttin 'on airs an' pretendin 'to do it for spoort -- "Wimmen ha'n't got no sense o' spoort, "says you, all solemn as owls. Corporal Sam and Other Stories
On the path a few solitary scraps of withered white and blue police tape were a solemn reminder of the crime scene.
Indeed, though most Americans will embrace some type of solemn memorial today, there is resistance to dwelling on the horrifying tragedies of a year ago.
To any bladdery bloggers attending my talk this afternoon, I issue this solemn pledge -- I promise to let fly with at least one or two irresponsible comments that you will be able to jot down and get a butt-boil about later. Whiz Kid: James Wolcott
This psalm is a most solemn and earnest call to all the creatures, according to their capacity, to praise their Creator, and to show forth his eternal power and Godhead, the invisible things of which are manifested in the things that are seen. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)
The oath of one of the initiated must counterbalance the most solemn asseveration of every one that is not acquainted with our holy secrets. Anne of Geierstein
He installed a granite gravestone engraved on one side with solemn portraits, and on the other with a tender group picture. Times, Sunday Times
The church commences her solemn service of each of these days with that part of the divine office called matins and lauds, and at this time Tenebrae from the _darkness_ with which it concludes. The Ceremonies of the Holy-Week at Rome
[Stops for a moment in doorway and speaks very solemnly.] A WICKED WOMAN (A CURTAIN RAISER)
The greatest of these solemnities is, of course, the Nativity of our Lord, Jesus Christ. Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog:
In front the violin sang a strident tune, and the biniou snored and hummed, while the player capered solemnly, lifting high his heavy clogs. Tales of Unrest
Every step which led him to the summit of power was prefaced by what he called seeking the Lord; that is, attending sermons and prayers, by which the suborned performers of those profane and solemn farces prepared their congregations to desire what their employers had previously determined to do; thus giving an air of divine inspiration to the projects of fraud, murder, and ambition. The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel
The associate justices wrote that they are ‘bound by solemn oath to follow the law, whether they agree or disagree with it’.
From the ardent desire which you have long expressed concerning Stona's marriage, it will, I am convinced, give you pleasure to hear that the nuptials are at last solemnized. The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.
The other approach is to bless a lowly subject, such as the life and times of a clockmaker, with the grandeur and solemnity of an epic.
The familiar smirk was gone, replaced by a serious, solemn look that she had never seen before.
What gentle ghost, besprent with April dew, Hails me so solemnly to yonder yew?
The degrees which Oxford and Cambridge conferred in Grammar did not involve residence or entitle the recipients to a vote in Convocation; but the conferment was accompanied by ceremonies which were almost parodies of the solemn proceedings of graduation or inception in a recognised Faculty, a birch taking the place of a book as a symbol of the power and authority entrusted to the graduand. Life in the Medieval University
And there's the moment in solemn liturgies when all the candles are lit: those in the chandeliers and in the central corona; and then the first are made to swing widely, while the great corona is spun on its axis. Pentecost in the East
Solemn straight hair, eyes like silty ocean water. The Bird House
I do solemnly swear that I will obey all laws commands and dictates of our leader - for he has lovely teeth.
The king's persistency in begging her not to veil so austerely a face which the gods had made for the admiration of men, his evident vexation upon her refusal to appear in Greek costume at the sacrifices and public solemnities, his unsparing raillery at what he termed her barbarian shyness, all tended to convince her that the young King Candaules
Sometimes these tufts impart a rather brigandish expression to his otherwise solemn countenance. Moby Dick; or the Whale
In the first nocturn, the Church sings lessons from the Lamentations of Jeremiah, with a special melody famous for its solemnity and beauty, and entirely appropriate to the text. Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 5 - Tenebrae and the Divine Office of the Triduum
In September of 1943 my marriage was solemnised with V.S., who had come out of jail just then.
In the solemn atmosphere of the memorial ceremony, many victims' relatives were unable to contain their emotions as they remembered their loved ones.
We sang America as our recessional, yet another indication that the date is now solemnized as an annual patriotic memorial.
But how shall I forget the solemn splendour of a second course, which was served up in great state by Stripes in a silver dish and cove; a napkin round his dirty thumbs; and consisted of a landrail, not much bigger than a corpulent sparrow. The Book of Snobs
The cadet contingent also provided a guard at the Cenotaph for Tuesday's remembrance service and the catafalque party demonstrated a memorable and solemn performance.
He looks like he does not want to be the presenter and his manner is solemn and unentertaining. Times, Sunday Times
We had shaken on it, writing it down as a solemn pledge against dating one boy.
Yet he dreams of being king and solemnly publishes his intentions 169 to regain power and rebuild an empire.
It would be an inquiry of some interest, now that the care of the public health is becoming a department of the state, with what sanatory measures these becoming solemnities were attended. The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Volume 02: Augustus
It was for the solemn task of protecting and sanctifying the ducal resting place that Philip chose the most austere of the religious orders.
There are celebratory songs, such as in the wedding masques in As You Like It and The Tempest, and there are the more solemn dirges and laments of Cymbeline and Much Ado About Nothing.
It was useful to recall that he enjoyed a kind of imperial status among his people, who were bound to him with solemn rites and blood-sealed oaths.
What portion of himself or herself any one complicated physical and psychological human being really and truly 'conveys' to another by means of the simple contract known as the "plighted troth" or that of a larger deed called the called the "solemnization of matrimony", is a riddle difficult of solution; and as to how much one may claim on the strength of one or other of these indentures, that is a more difficult problem still. Hints for Lovers
Professor, solemnly examine yourself; 'in proportion to your fruitfulness will be your blessedness.' Works of John Bunyan — Volume 03
The cardinals on Tuesday filed into the chapel, chanting a Latin hymn to ask for divine guidance and swearing a solemn oath never to reveal the secrets of their deliberations on pain of excommunication.
He installed a granite gravestone engraved on one side with solemn portraits, and on the other with a tender group picture. Times, Sunday Times
I reckon," he continued, solemnly, peering at the other from under his rusty hat-brim, "I reckon when you see him, maybe you'll want to put a kind of codicil to that deed to the 'Herald.' The Gentleman from Indiana
Cherry is disarmingly open with her emotions: warm and impulsive one moment, solemn and thoughtful the next. Times, Sunday Times
His Masonic music has a distinctive tone, solemn yet exalted and often joyous.
The Englishman was struck with the solemnity of the obtestation, and answered with more cordiality than he had yet exhibited, The Talisman
I laughed before sobering up quickly again and faced her with a solemn expression.
As the cripple sat looking over the solemn, moaning ocean, awed by its brooding gloom, did he catch in the silvery starlight a second glimpse of the rose-colored veils, and snowy vittae, and purple - edged robes of the Parcae, spinning and singing as they followed the ship across the sobbing sea? St. Elmo
The sword image shows his ideal and leads to virile solemn and stirring style.
An air of gravity and solemnity pervaded the president's remarks as a stunned nation listened by radio.
She gave a solemn undertaking to respect their decision.
That marriage had been solemnised in 1978 according to the Islamic religion.
The solemn ceremony inevitably gave him another idea. ALEXANDER THE CORRECTOR
-- In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
The Christmas season, with its worship, observances, solemnities, and inhibitions, ends at sunset on Twelfth Night.
John between the preceding vision and the following one, implying, on the one hand, the solemn introduction to the eternal sabbatism which is to follow the seventh seal; and, on the other, the silence which continued during the incense-accompanied prayers which usher in the first of the seven trumpets (Re 8: 3-5). Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
When I was there the fiddler was a septuagenarian named John MacDougal, who sat straight up in a plain chair and rasped out jigs, reels, strathspeys and airs with solemnity worthy of a judge.
The Premier's burial was a solemn occasion.
But I call solemnly upon all countries to implement programs commensurate to recover sound fiscal situation. RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds
In the arcade, the small, solemn huddles of old men continue their peregrinations.
Yet, while magic had not lost its potency or usefulness, most of its solemn pomp and ceremonial value was long gone.
It was unable to insert a clause in the Imperial Abolition Act allowing nonconformist ministers to solemnize marriages, as it was custom for colonial laws to follow rather than precede those in the metropolitan society.
It was neatly folded and carefully done up, with various seals and blue ribbons, in a package about six inches wide by eighteen in length, and was guarded by the select half of the Faroese army and navy, being exactly twelve men, and delivered by the amtman of the island with a few appropriate and impressive remarks, after which it was hung up over the cabin gangway by the captain as a solemn warning to all future passengers. The Land of Thor
He then turned to stare at her, and Usagi realized that he had never looked that solemn and serious when he was with her before.
The title of the novel suggests a solemn and introspective work.
hallowed fountains," and "solemn sound;" but in all Gray's odes there is a kind of cumbrous splendour which we wish away. Johnson's Lives of the Poets — Volume 2
The unusual marriage was solemnized at the Dharmasheela Buddha Vihar monastery with a three-hour ritual that was capped by eating festive food by relatives attending the ceremony.
A solemn anathema is pronounced against Nestorius and Eutyches; against all heretics by whom Christ is divided, or confounded, or reduced to a phantom. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
They have neither the epileptical rant nor goatish impulses of the Methodists, nor the drowsy uniformity from which not all the solemn beauty of the service can redeem the Liturgy of the Church of England. Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two
Dismounting before it, each knight avouched the justice of his cause by a solemn oath on the Evangelists, and prayed that his success might be according to the truth or falsehood of what he then swore. The Talisman
A solemn vow, the most immense assertion of the will that any person makes in the course of a lifetime. Times, Sunday Times
In a solemn ceremony pupils formally thank their teachers for their guidance, knowledge and understanding. Times, Sunday Times
Knowing that he is not authorized by the laws of this state to do so, he performs a marriage ceremony or presumes to solemnize a marriage.
As each august eulogizer in turn stepped solemnly to the podium, one large, open-faced fellow in a ski jacket, carrying the Star as well as the Post, loudly asked from his seat a couple of rows behind the family, ‘Who's that?’.
We solemnly affirm that we pledge our time, effort, and resources to the fullest extent that we can, so that no one has to fight cancer alone.
Earlier we told you that Limbaugh - in what he called a solemn tribute - honored the late Gordon Dancy. Latest Articles
His wit was loved especially because of the great solemnity with which it was delivered. Times, Sunday Times
We need not argue at length that philosophy is serious, but this does not mean that it needs to be solemn or humourless.
In truth, the music didn't really take off - the church was stifling, people were shuffling on their feet and the music ebbed and flowed, promising climaxes that it didn't deliver, and tip-toeing around solemnity.
So here we are, in the middle of a solemn, yet frantic, chat-fest of the sort that bowls along after the sudden passage of sad events.
Others were frisky, some downright mischievous, but Cisco was solemnly content.
She usually had a smile on her face, but now she looked solemn.
Each individual undergoing treatment takes a solemn oath to change their behavior.
In the shallows were many yellow egrets, while a _sarus_ crane stalked solemnly along the far bank, and everywhere bird-life, rare elsewhere in the State, abounded. The Jungle Girl
Some cat manuals solemnly instruct their readers in how to take their pet cats for a walk.
Each scene has the feeling of a solemn ceremony or, at times, an historical tableau.
He solemnized when hearing such bad news.
I would rather die than divulge anything," Charlotte protested solemnly, and her choice of the word divulge seemed to add considerably to the dignity of the proceedings. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius
He had made up his mind to see her advance with a measured step and a demure solemnity of countenance; he had felt sure that her face would be mantled with the smile of conscious saintship, or else charged with denunciatory bitterness. Adam Bede
On the stage, Mrs Siddons senior and Mr John Kemble were remarkable for the solemn deliberation of their manner, both in declamation and action, and yet they were splendidly gifted in power.
His work is far removed from the old idea of monumental outdoor sculpture on a plinth, enhancing the panorama with solemn dignity. Times, Sunday Times
Give -- or, "ascribe" (Ps 29: 1) due honor to Him, by acts of appointed and solemn worship in His house. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
Her face was so solemn that he almost whispered his answer. The Secret Garden
The active duty officer has a solemn professional responsibility based on his oath of office and commission for the official tasks he undertakes.
God's purpose in each case, and what God actually accomplishes in each case, in the development of character, -- these have not yet been placed before the jury; but, backed up by many fulfilled prophecies, by the character of Jesus Christ, by His resurrection, by what He has accomplished in the world, we have God's solemn assurance that _He will yet place this evidence before the jury_. God's Plan with Men
But the time when Cuculain should be knighted, that is to say, invested with arms, and solemnly received into the Red Branch as man to the high King of all Ulla, now drew on, and such a knighting as that, and under such signs, omens, and portents, has never been recorded anywhere in the history of the nations. The Coming of Cuculain
I could neither laugh with nor at the solemn utterances of men I esteemed ponderous asses; nor could I laugh, nor engage in my old-time lightsome persiflage, with the silly superficial chatterings of women, who, underneath all their silliness and softness, were as primitive, direct, and deadly in their pursuit of biological destiny as the monkeys women were before they shed their furry coats and replaced them with the furs of other animals. Chapter 29
It is that thou take the most solemn oath on the spot that no spulzie or private brawl shall henceforth stain that hand of thine while thy father holds the power in Scotland. The Caged Lion
Lou gently lay Bev's hand back on the mattress and bowed his head with a solemnity that Nora thought both tender and portentous.
These gold obligations were solemnly reconfirmed by three sitting presidents.
The servants, powdered and in short breeches as usual, served us in their customary solemnity; but they must have wondered why we preferred to sit on the gravel, with a draught of cold air on our backs, when we might have been comfortably seated in a big and airy room with a carpet under our feet. In the Courts of Memory, 1858 1875; from Contemporary Letters
He does this out of solemn devotion to the truth, he says, and not because he has been crazily obsessed with her.
The official welcome which the city of Hiroshima extends to visiting pilgrims is well designed to encourage a mood of solemn reflection. Infinite in All Directions
He told the judge that he stood before her with ‘my right hand on the Bible’ to ‘swear a solemn oath promising to do what the claimants want’.
All of which makes, of course, for a heady mix: the world groaning into wakefulness, the ice splitting, the tubers stirring, and the whole cosmic rhythm incorporated into a scene of priests solemnifying the return of the light of the world. BREAKFAST WITH SOCRATES
Bailiffs, armed for this solemn occasion, are positioned at the forward corners of the bench beside the marble pillars.
Bolingbroke gives his solemn oath that he has come not to usurp the throne but simply to reclaim his rightful goods and title.
Finds himself with a thick red hardon, and slips it without ado into the solemn girl half-hidden inside her cloud of damp black Spanish lace, eyes anyplace but on his, aswing now through the interior fog, dreaming of home. Gravity's Rainbow
Like leaves before the wind, the boys rushed out by a back door into the play-ground, while the master solemnly passed to his house, with a deep slow bow to the ladies; and there was poor Scudamore -- most diffident of men whenever it came to lady-work -- left to face the visitors with a pleasing knowledge that his neckcloth was dishevelled, and his hair sheafed up, the furrows of his coat broadcast with pounce, and one of his hands gone to sleep from holding a heavy Delphin for three-quarters of an hour. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War
Unity was the work of leaders, he said, adding: ‘This is my solemn pledge: I will work to build a single nation of justice and opportunity.’
Lawyers are criticised for insisting on forms and solemnities and actually taking out summonses, taking out orders, recording things properly.
Solemnly we counted down, and he connected the wire to the terminals of the lorry battery that powered the whole thing.
[Illustration: "A Solemn Gentleman, with a troublesome cough, reading aloud to his Wife."] _Miss P. _ (_standing opposite "The Flight into Egypt" reading_). Punch, Or The London Charivari, Volume 102, January 16, 1892
And this can be as destructive to enjoyment and adventure as inflated claims or solemn incantations.
This poem is a moment of antic genius in an otherwise rather solemn book.
Dr. Beattie wrote on July 31, 1784: -- 'Johnson told me with great solemnity that Miss More was "the most powerful versificatrix" in the English language.' Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780
The little girl nodded solemnly, golden curls bouncing.
One was solemn, the other fizzed like a firework. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
After this solemn function, the body was placed above a side altar in a crystal urn.
Solemn exorcism is an extremely unusual step to take and can only be done after every other possibility, including mental illness, has been discounted.
When the mock-up ends, Hawkeye appears on screen by himself, out of costume and delivers a solemn lecture on the human costs of war.
a small pigtail clubbed at the back of his head, like one of Goya's sacristans or a tabellion in an old play, Swann passed by an office in which the lackeys, seated like notaries before their massive registers, rose solemnly to their feet and inscribed his name. Swann's Way
There are grunts and solemn nods of approval, shaken heads and hunched shoulders. Times, Sunday Times
Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown in courts, at feasts, and high solemnities, where most may wonder at the workmanship. John Milton
He said: 'Something just as solemn but a little more simple might be better. The Sun
Both have solemnly declared on our unsolicited behalf that we, the public, remain at ease and unworried when burglars receive non custodial sentences community service, even for a second offence.
The brolga has a taste for dancing; flocks of this bird may be seen solemnly going through quadrilles and lancers -- of their own invention -- on the plains. Peeps At Many Lands: Australia
Church, and in solemn coronation to place the imperial crown on the head anointed by the hands of God's vice-gerent. Empress Josephine An historical sketch of the days of Napoleon
The two sides solemnly declared, " The region must be made immune from any foreign interference.
Thus without pomp or solemnity is the body of Jesus laid in the cold and silent grave. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
Yes, only I disremembered for a while," said Mary Jane solemnly. Mary Jane—Her Visit
At his coronation on February 2nd, 1626, Charles I was solemnly invested with what was known as St Edward's Regalia.
His cultus was the bond between Him and the nation; when therefore it was desired to draw the bond still closer, the solemn services of religion were redoubled. Prolegomena
The three perched solemnly on the foldout sofa, while Gretchen had the one comfortable chair in the room. IN A STRANGE CITY
Governments would have to undertake solemnly not to seek to influence it.
Nothing, in fact, disturbs the grandeur and solemnity of the Mosaical cosmogony, except (as usual) the ruggedness of the bibliolater. Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 1
“I had the honour,” wrote Gulliver solemnly of Lilliput, “to be a Nardac, which the Treasurer himself is not; for, as all the world knows, he is only a Clumglum, a title inferior by one degree….” Alexander Hamilton, American
The blessing of the Parish Centre providentially falls on the 12th of December, the day when in Mexico and in the Americas celebrate the Solemnity of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
He added an affirmatory nod, and continued to gaze upon me with a kind of irate solemnity, holding his substantial stick between his knees, with his hands clasped upon its head. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
He listens to the solemn intonations, and watches the bearded men in gaberdines.
We shouldn't philander solemnly with that point of view. On the contrary,we should treat it seriously.
Not one of them shed a tear, but sat there on the uncomfortable wooden seats, trying to mask their anguish with solemn seriousness.
I wouldn't have agreed to it, but he had sounded so serious and so solemn that I had said yes before I could stop myself.
Unlike them, I grew up in God's own garden, a shadowy and solemn rainforest cathedral choired by birds of paradise and guarded by poisonous vines, stink bugs, and death adders. Undefined
In the meanwhile, during your absence, I shall not be neglective of providing a wife for you, nor of those preparations which are requisite to be made for the more sumptuous solemnizing of your nuptials with a most splendid feast, if ever there was any in the world, since the days of Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
And when I see a whole silent, solemn drawing-room full of idiots sitting with their hands on each other's foreheads "communing," I tug the white hairs from my head and curse till my asthma brings me the blessed relief of suffocation. Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875)
At the same time, the slow and sonorous solemnity with which, while he bent himself down, he addressed a little thick short-legged boy, contrasted with the boy's aukwardness and awe, could not but excite some ludicrous emotions [948]. Life Of Johnson
He was sitting at his desk wearing heavy reading glasses, his face solemn. Seminary Boy
The negroes were busy poisoning arrows with the juice of the euphorbium — a piece of work deemed a great affair among these savage tribes, and carried on with a sort of ceremonial solemnity. Five Weeks in a Balloon
Waterfall greeted her with a solemn and purposeful symphony - muted strings and timpani rolls and, far off in the background, as though being created by spray and the rising mist, a limpid, shining, flute-like voice joined the music.
Solemnly he then pronounces her sentence, declaring she shall serve him as Walkyrie no longer, but shall be banished to earth, where she will have to live as Stories of the Wagner Opera
Graduation and similar ceremonies should be solemn, with the national flag raised at the front.
Yet why should not the solemn visaged, double-chinned phoca partake of one of the most universal habits of animal life -- the love of frolic? The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 367, April 25, 1829
As with California's Supreme Court, many of the berobed judiciary take it as their solemn duty to do the people's thinking for them on the modern world's most difficult and divisive social issues. Gay Marriage Returns
It takes on an ambience of solemnity, filled with memory, contemplation, and meditation.
Solemnity and lightheartedness, an important dimension of Chinese literature, has been subjected to an undeserved negligence.
It was a solemn farewell to a great patron of the arts and a doughty supporter of Scottish causes.
In that interlunar twilight there reigned a solemn sense of wonder evoked here eternally, one felt, from the ancient time, with the rustling of stirred foliage and the voice of those far waters for its music. Apologia Diffidentis
Chaucer lived he must have heard this very language, matter of fact, unmetaphorical, far better fitted for narrative than for analysis, capable of religious solemnity or of broad humour, but very stiff material to put on the lips of men and women accosting each other face to face. The Common Reader
This was not a day of joy and laughter, but one of sermons and solemnity. Times, Sunday Times
This central temple, or pylon, was as massive and solemn in its aspect as the pyramids which formed its propyla. The pillar of fire, or, Israel in bondage
August 15 marks the Solemnity of the Assumption of Our Lady into heaven, a holyday of obligation. Archive 2008-08-01
Another door opened beneath the king, and a priest, followed by a band of choristers, and dancing maidens blowing joyous airs on golden horns and treading an epithalamic measure, advanced to where the pair stood side by side, and the wedding was promptly and cheerily solemnized. Short Stories for English Courses
Another over-watchful Newbury "awakener" rapped on the head a nodding man who protested indignantly that he was wide-awake, and was only bowing in solemn assent and approval of the minister's arguments. Sabbath in Puritan New England
I had a divine right and a solemn duty to warn them, but failed miserably.
When we think of Vermeer we think of light, that high, grey-white Northern European sidelight flooding into a domestic interior, sometimes finding a moment of warmth, almost always a solemn concentration on domestic ritual.
On feast days he did his best to celebrate the Missarum sollemnia, that is the solemn Mass, and then he met personally with the people of God, who were very fond of him, because they saw in him the authoritative reference from whom to draw security: not by chance was the title consul Dei quickly attributed to him. New Liturgical Movement
I am moved at weddings, the idea of a solemn commitment that's made in a church, in a sacred place, in front of friends and family.
Governments have always claimed control over marriage, whether solemnized religiously or civilly.
The pontiff is celebrating Holy Week — the most solemn period in the Roman Catholic calendar — as allegations that the church covered up clerical sex abuse spread across Europe, including his native Germany, and the United States. Holy Thursday: Pope washes feet, Vatican slams media amid scandal
And they inspire solemn thoughts about our place in the world and (in my case ) our exit from it. Times, Sunday Times
However, this dreadful purpose was prevented, partly by the interposition of his wife, whose aim was not the death but immurement of his daughter, and partly by the tears and supplication of the young gentlewoman herself, who protested, that, although the ceremony of the church had not been performed, she was contracted to Fathom by the most solemn vows, to witness which he invoked all the saints in heaven. The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
There are, questionless, both in Greek, Roman, and African churches, solemnities and ceremonies, whereof the wiser zeals do make a Religio Medici
For a few moments the couple find themselves in church or in the registry office watched by their closest family and friends, publicly swearing what amounts to a solemn oath of allegiance to each other.
Such stylistic whimsy hardly seems appropriate to the solemn themes of apocalyptic war and nuclear disaster which consequently lose much of their weight and urgency.
But, Charles having got over to Scotland where the men of the Solemn League and Covenant led him a prodigiously dull life and made him very weary with long sermons and grim Sundays, the Parliament called the redoubtable Oliver home to knock the Scottish men on the head for setting up that Prince. A child`s history of England
Thus, said Friar John, at Seuille, the rascally beggars being one evening on a solemn holiday at supper in the spital, one bragged of having got six blancs, or twopence halfpenny; another eight liards, or twopence; a third, seven caroluses, or sixpence; but an old mumper made his vaunts of having got three testons, or five shillings. Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel
He then announced with solemn formality, ‘On this vote, there are 65 yeas and 32 nays.’
Having delivered this speech, standing and with great gravity, solemnly emphasizing the Latin words, and particularly rolling out the last ones with deep and swelling tones, Ben whirled a summerset, gave a shout, and, followed by the others, started in a run for the play-ground. Alamance; Or, the Great and Final Experiment viii, 9-151, [1] p.
A solemn vow, the most immense assertion of the will that any person makes in the course of a lifetime. Times, Sunday Times
Germans were always solemn; a pig turning somersaults could not make them smile.
After this solemn function, the body was placed above a side altar in a crystal urn.
He frowned instead, kneeling down to speak to the boy, no more than seven or eight, who faced them solemnly from the rubble. â€œWeâ€ ™ re here to help, â€ Headley assured him. â€œAre you hurt? 365 tomorrows » 2005 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day
During the Solemn Prayers, the acolytes lay on the floor, in the middle of the sanctuary, a violet carpet, and upon the lowest step itself, a violet cushion, symbol of the regality of Christ. Compendium of the 1955 Holy Week Revisions of Pius XII: Part 4.2 - Good Friday, The Adoration of the Cross and the Rite of the Presanctified
Cherry is disarmingly open with her emotions: warm and impulsive one moment, solemn and thoughtful the next. Times, Sunday Times
At this sad sight the assembled Cardinals became as pale as death, and a solemn silence reigned in the 'conclave' -- it was the moment of the 'eprouvette negative'; but the 'maitre a'hotel' suddenly turns to one of the attendants, Bring another turbot, 'said he, with the most perfect coolness. Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon
“In Sebaste,” says he, “which was formerly called Samaria, having deified the daughter of Jephthah, they yearly celebrate a solemn festival in honour of her.” A Dissertation on Divine Justice
His remains were moved in 1924, to a solemn neoclassical portico attached to the cathedral.
Although a rabbi was not needed to solemnize marriages, the rabbis suggest that their presence at weddings was desirable.
But he gave what he called a solemn pledge: "We will hold ourselves responsible to do what it takes, as long as it takes, to stop this catastrophe, to repair the damage and to keep this region on its feet. Effort to Plug Well Hangs in Balance
They alternate puerile lyrics and gnarly riffs with solemn songs about loss and longing.
He and his friends solemnly swear the oath of revenge.
Solemnity can be achieved is many ways; to argue that religious references are required for such things shows a profound lack of imagination, to put it kindly.
He said: 'Something just as solemn but a little more simple might be better. The Sun

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