Etymology

solemnity

so·lem·ni·ty
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Today it means: The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn. Full definition →

Middle English solemnity ← Old French solemnite ← Latin sollemnitās
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  1. Latin · derived fromsollemnitās
  2. Old French · derived fromsolemnite
  3. Middle English · derived fromsolemnity“observance of formality and ceremony”
  4. English todaysolemnity

From solemn + -ity, from Middle English solemnity (“observance of formality and ceremony”), frequently in the phrases in solemnity, with solemnity, which from Old French solemnite, from Latin sollemnitās, from sollemnis. (Compare solemn.)

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