ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLEMN
From Old French solempne, from Latin sōllemnis appointed, perhaps from sollus whole.
WHAT DOES SOLEMN MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of solemn in the English dictionary
The first definition of solemn in the dictionary is characterized or marked by seriousness or sincerity. Other definition of solemn is characterized by pomp, ceremony, or formality. Solemn is also serious, glum, or pompous.
10 QUOTES WITH «SOLEMN»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
solemn.
I tell you the solemn truth, that the doctrine of the Trinity is not so difficult to accept for a working proposition as any one of the axioms of physics.
A judge can't have any preferred outcome in any particular case. The judge's only obligation - and it's a solemn obligation - is to the rule of law.
It is fitting that yesteryear's swashbuckling newspaper reporter has turned into today's solemn young sobersides nursing a glass of watered white wine after a day of toiling over computer databases in a smoke-free, noise-free newsroom.
To the solemn graves, near a lonely cemetery, my heart like a muffled drum is beating funeral marches.
The elementary school must assume as its sublime and most solemn responsibility the task of teaching every child in it to read. Any school that does not accomplish this has failed.
Tonight - by taking this solemn oath - I am no longer a private citizen but the Mayor of the City of Chicago.
What is modern art but the attempt to pinpoint vague, incorporeal, inexpressible sensations? What is modern art, I would add, but the most solemn pile of nonsense that ever appeared on Earth?
While the laughter of joy is in full harmony with our deeper life, the laughter of amusement should be kept apart from it. The danger is too great of thus learning to look at solemn things in a spirit of mockery, and to seek in them opportunities for exercising wit.
One sweetly solemn thought, comes to me o'er and o'er; I am nearer home today, than I ever have been before.
Students today are a pretty solemn lot. One of the really notable achievements of the twentieth century has been to make the young old before their time.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLEMN»
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solemn in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
solemn and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Solemn Covenant: The Mormon Polygamous Passage
This book seeks to find the answer through a review of the Mormon polygamous experience from its beginnings. In the course of national debate over polygamy, Americans generally were unbending in their allegiance to monogamy.
Contains the articles by Ellen G. White which appeared in the book A Solemn Appeal Relative to the Solitary Vice and Abuses and Excesses of the Marriage Relation, published in 1870 by the Steam Press of Battle Creek.
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Religious Celebrations: An Encyclopedia of Holidays, ...
The work spotlights celebrations that currently exist without overlooking now-abandoned celebrations that still impact the modern world.
4
The
Solemn Sentence of Death: Capital Punishment in Connecticut
The first case study of its kind, this book addresses a broad range of questions about the rationale for and application of judicial execution in Connecticut since the seventeenth century.
Lawrence B. Goodheart, 2011
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Reasons for the Necessity of Silent Waiting, in Order to the ...
... the Giver of every good and perfect Gift ? Can we be too solid, or teel our
Hearts, Affections and Desires too much gathered out of transitory Things, into a
humbling Sense Of the divine Presence, when we apply ourselves to the solemn
Act ...
Inspired by a man compelled to fulfill a Solemn Oath. Michael is the author of Quiet Rainbow and Guardian in the Wings.
Michael A. Corneiller, 2010
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Order for the
Solemn Exposition of the Holy Eucharist
This collection from approved sources is arranged so that it may be used for one or several days, according to local custom or pastoral need.
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Russia: broken idols,
solemn dreams
An American journalist discusses life in modern Russia and shares the viewpoints of common citizens about their government, the U.S. and the quality of life in the Soviet Union
As an E.R. surgeon he took a solemn oath to put his patients' needs ahead of anyone else's--his own, the insurance companies' or the hospital's.
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The legacy of Islamic antisemitism: from sacred texts to ...
This comprehensive meticulously documented collection of scholarly articles presents indisputable evidence that a readily discernible and uniquely Islamic antisemitism has been expressed continuously since the advent of Islam.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLEMN»
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solemn is used in the context of the following news items.
Novena to St. Ann draws thousands to Scranton
JASON FARMER / TIMES-SHAMROCK The Rev. Lee Havey, C.P., gives a blessing during the 91st Solemn Novena to St. Ann at St. Ann's Basilica in Scranton ... «Citizens Voice, Jul 15»
Solemn Novena Underway in Scranton
SCRANTON — In Scranton's west side, the Catholic faithful have started a yearly tradition. The solemn novena in honor of St. Ann is now underway. The novena ... «wnep.com, Jul 15»
Dylan Thomas Biopic Sounds a Solemn Warning on the Dangers of …
Based on real people and facts, Set Fire to the Stars is a harrowing but tedious chronicle of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas' time in America in the 1950s. A noisy ... «New York Observer, Jun 15»
Senatobia superintendent: Graduation should be 'solemn'
The Mississippi school superintendent who pressed charges against people for cheering at a high school graduation says he plans to be in court Tuesday and ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jun 15»
Pop star employs ballet dancers in solemn 'Melo melo'
It contains Olamide on set singing his heart away in this Yoruba ballad, accompanied by ballet dancers who proide a solemn disposition to the song. What else ... «Nigerian Beacon, Jun 15»
Solemn and broken, but still standing
Retired Canadian Army sergeant Roland Lawless bends down to peer into the reflective blackness of a new monument at Veterans' Memorial Park in Bass ... «Truro Daily News, May 15»
Solemn Ceremonies Honor Memorial Day in South Florida
A solemn day of remembrance across South Florida as several groups come together on Memorial Day to honor and mourn those who have fought and died for ... «NBC 6 South Florida, May 15»
'Solemn ceremony': Guess how Hillary Clinton paused to reflect today
'Solemn ceremony': Guess how Hillary Clinton paused to reflect today. Home · US ... 'Solemn ceremony': Guess how Hillary Clinton paused to reflect today. «Twitchy, May 15»
Northshore marks Memorial Day with solemn remembrance
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, La. —While millions of Americans enjoy the Memorial Day weekend traveling, cooking out or just taking a day off, millions more take ... «WDSU New Orleans, May 15»
EDITORIAL: Memorial Day: Solemn and celebratory
And even that day is often obscured by its designation as the "unofficial beginning of summer," and solemn observances give way to barbecues, shopping and ... «Asbury Park Press, May 15»
