solemn

Betekenis (English)

Of or pertaining to religious ceremonies and rites; (generally) religious in nature; sacred.
Characterized by or performed with appropriate or great ceremony or formality.
Deeply serious and sombre; grave.
Inspiring serious feelings or thoughts; sombrely impressive.
(obsolete) Cheerless, gloomy, sombre.

serious

grave

Frekwensie

Gekoppel as

sol‧emn

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈsɒləm/

Inherited from Middle English

solempne

In summary

From Middle English solempne, solemne (“performed with religious ceremony or reverence; devoted to religious observances, sacred; ceremonious, formal; of a vow: made under a religious sanction, binding; religious celebration, celebration of a feast day; famous, well-known; important; grand, imposing; awe-inspiring, impressive; grave, serious; dignified; enunciated or held formally”) [and other forms], from Old French solempne, solemne (“serious, solemn”) [and other forms], or from its etymon Late Latin sōlempnis, sōlennis, from Latin sōlemnis, from sollemnis (“appointed, established, fixed; common, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditional, usual; ceremonial, religious, solemn; festive; annual, yearly”) [and other forms]. The further etymology is uncertain; sollus (“entire, whole”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂- (“whole”)) + epulum (“banquet, feast”) (in the sense of a ritual; perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (“to eat”)) has been suggested.

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