Formal+solemn
31solemn — a. 1. Formal, ritual, ceremonial. 2. Sacred, religious, devout, reverential, devotional. 3. Serious, grave, sober, important. 4. Awful, august, venerable, imposing, grand, stately, majestic, awe inspiring, impressive. 5. Earnest, serious,… …
32formal — adj 1. conventional, standard, regular, customary; proper, seemly, decorous; ceremonial, ritual, solemn; observant, strict, rigid, inflexible, uncompromising; set, fixed, exact, precise, punctilious; stiff, stilted, prim, stuffy, stand offish,… …
33solemn — adj 1. grave, Archaic. sage, sober, sedate, staid; mirthless, unsmiling, long faced; gloomy, somber, saturnine, glum, grim, frowning, beetle browed, severe, stern; thoughtful, pensive, contemplative, reserved, taciturn. 2. impressive, thought… …
34on this solemn occasion — on this formal occasion, during this official event …
35Declaration of war — For the song by Hadouken!, see Declaration of War (song). For the French film, see Declaration of War (film). United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs a declaration of war against Nazi Germany on December 11, 1941 …
36Papal Coronation — Coronation of Pope Celestine V, the only pope to be crowned twice.[1] A papal coronation was the ceremony of the placing of the Papal Tiara on a newly elected pope. The first recorded papal coronation was that of Pope Celestine II in 1143 …
37vow — I n. 1) to make, take a vow 2) to keep one s vow 3) to break, violate a vow 4) a formal, solemn vow 5) clerical; marriage; monastic; religious vows (priests take religious vows) 6) a vow to + inf. (she made a solemn vow not to smoke again) 7) a… …
38Affirmation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affirmation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affirmance affirmance affirmation Sgm: N 1 statement statement allegation assertion predication declaration word averment Sgm: N 1 confirmation confirmation …
39solemnity — /səˈlɛmnəti/ (say suh lemnuhtee) noun (plural solemnities) 1. the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness. 2. (often plural) a solemn observance, ceremonial proceeding, or special formality. 3. observance of rites …
40ceremonial — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. ritual, formal, solemn, stately; see conventional 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. ritual, formal, ceremonious. ANT.: informal, unstructured. see ceremonious III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I adjective Of or… …
