solemn
solemn
adj.
P. and V. σεμνός ; see also serious.Be solemn, v.; P. and V. σεμνύ̄νεσθαι.
Look solemn: V. σεμνὸν βλέπειν.
They bound all the soldiers by the most solemn oaths: P. ὥρκωσαν πάντας τοὺς στρατιώτας τοὺς μεγίστους ὅρκους (Thuc. 8.75).
adj.
P. and V. σεμνός ; see also serious.Be solemn, v.; P. and V. σεμνύ̄νεσθαι.
Look solemn: V. σεμνὸν βλέπειν.
They bound all the soldiers by the most solemn oaths: P. ὥρκωσαν πάντας τοὺς στρατιώτας τοὺς μεγίστους ὅρκους (Thuc. 8.75).
SOLEMN
solemnis (festive ceremonial): gravis: severus (grave serious). To take a solemn oath persancte jurare or dejerare; jurare per plures (or omnes) deos.
solemnis (festive ceremonial): gravis: severus (grave serious). To take a solemn oath persancte jurare or dejerare; jurare per plures (or omnes) deos.
solemn:
I. Of stated religious festivals: sollennis (sollemnis, solennis, solemnis): festus: stătus. Join: dies festus atque sollennis, Cic.. sollenne et statum sacrificium, id.: v.ANNIVERSARY (adj. and subs.): FESTIVAL (subs.): PERIODICAL (2).
II. Religious, sacred:
1. sanctus, Cic.: Hor.: Virg.
2. sollennis. Join: a s. duty, officium sanctum atque sollenne, Cic. Quint. 6, 26.
3. augustus: cf. sancta vocant augusta patres, augusta vocantur templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu, Ov. F. 1, 609.
4. relĭgiōsus: Join: templum sane sanctum et r., Cic.: v.SACRED .
III. Awe-inspiring:
1. săcer (chiefly poet.): s. silence, s. silentium, Hor. Od. 2, 13, 29: a kind of s. remembrance of a father, s. quaedam patris memoria, Quint. 11, 1, 59.
2. rĕvĕrendus: s. night, nox reverenda, Ov. Ib. 75: facies r., Juv. 6, 513.
3. horrendus: cf. horrendae secreta Sibyllae, Virg. Aen. 6 10: v.VENERABLE , AWFUL (II.).
IV. Grave, serious, sober:
1. sĕvērus v.GRAVE .
2. tristis v.GRAVE , GLOOMY , SAD .
3. austērus.
4. sērius: v.SERIOUS . Phr.: a s. funeral, celebritas supremi diei, Cic. Mil. 32, 86: a s. procession, pompa Cic.: Virg.: a s. ceremony, caerimonia, Liv.: Tac.
I. Of stated religious festivals: sollennis (sollemnis, solennis, solemnis): festus: stătus. Join: dies festus atque sollennis, Cic.. sollenne et statum sacrificium, id.: v.
II. Religious, sacred:
1. sanctus, Cic.: Hor.: Virg.
2. sollennis. Join: a s. duty, officium sanctum atque sollenne, Cic. Quint. 6, 26.
3. augustus: cf. sancta vocant augusta patres, augusta vocantur templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu, Ov. F. 1, 609.
4. relĭgiōsus: Join: templum sane sanctum et r., Cic.: v.
III. Awe-inspiring:
1. săcer (chiefly poet.): s. silence, s. silentium, Hor. Od. 2, 13, 29: a kind of s. remembrance of a father, s. quaedam patris memoria, Quint. 11, 1, 59.
2. rĕvĕrendus: s. night, nox reverenda, Ov. Ib. 75: facies r., Juv. 6, 513.
3. horrendus: cf. horrendae secreta Sibyllae, Virg. Aen. 6 10: v.
IV. Grave, serious, sober:
1. sĕvērus v.
2. tristis v.
3. austērus.
4. sērius: v.
appearing fewer than 50 times
δημοφανήςpublic, solemn
ἑορτώδης
festal, solemn
ὑπέρσεμνος
exceedingly grave, very solemn