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What does solemnity mean?

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Noun
  1. The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
  2. An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
  3. (law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
  4. (obsolete) A celebration or festivity.
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And, with ceremonial solemnity, he showed me how to relight the pilot on the furnace.
There's a melancholy tone to the proceedings, a funeral solemnity, in what is supposed to be a summer sci-fi action blockbuster.
Suddenly the solemnity of the occasion and the majesty of its setting overcame everyone and reverential silence descended.
The thurifer helps to engage all of our senses in prayer, heightening the solemnity of the liturgy.
Muslims across all sectarian lines maintain Muharram to be the month of great solemnity.
The music he composed for her funeral is of a truly majestic solemnity and profundity.

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