solemn occasion

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• solemn occasion — Within constitutional provision empowering the Legislature to require the opinion of the Justices on important questions of law means occasion when such questions of law are necessary to be determined by the body making the inquiry in the… …   Black's law dictionary

• solemn occasion for advisory opinion — A situation where the executive or legislature is in doubt as to its power or authority or the authority of a subordinate under its direction and the elimination of such doubt is necessary to enable it to act legally and intelligently upon a… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• solemn — [säl′əm] adj. [ME solemne < OFr < L sollemnis, sollennis, yearly, annual, hence religious, solemn (from assoc. with annual religious festivals) < sollus, all, entire < Oscan, akin to L salvus (see SAFE) + ? annus, year] 1. a) observed …   English World dictionary

• on this solemn occasion — on this formal occasion, during this official event …   English contemporary dictionary

• solemn — 01. Her grandfather is a very [solemn] man who almost never smiles. 02. The Veterans Day ceremonies were a very [solemn] occasion. 03. The guests watched [solemnly] as the funeral procession began. 04. Brock made a [solemn] promise to his… …   Grammatical examples in English

• solemn — solemnly, adv. solemnness, n. /sol euhm/, adj. 1. grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood: solemn remarks. 2. gravely or somberly impressive; causing serious thoughts or a grave mood: solemn music. 3. serious or… …   Universalium

• solemn — adj. 1 serious and dignified (a solemn occasion). 2 formal; accompanied by ceremony (a solemn oath). 3 mysteriously impressive. 4 (of a person) serious or cheerless in manner (looks rather solemn). 5 full of importance; weighty (a solemn warning) …   Useful english dictionary

• solemn — sol•emn [[t]ˈsɒl əm[/t]] adj. 1) grave; mirthless: solemn remarks[/ex] 2) somberly sedate or profound: solemn music[/ex] 3) serious; earnest: solemn assurances[/ex] 4) of a formal or ceremonious character: a solemn occasion[/ex] 5) made in due… …   From formal English to slang

• solemn — adjective 1) a solemn occasion Syn: dignified, ceremonious, ceremonial, stately, formal, courtly, majestic; imposing, awe inspiring, splendid, magnificent, grand Ant: frivolous 2) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• solemn — adjective 1) a solemn occasion Syn: dignified, ceremonial, stately, formal, majestic, imposing, splendid, magnificent, grand 2) he looked very solemn Syn: serious, grave …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• solemn — sol|emn [ˈsɔləm US ˈsa: ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: solemne, from Latin solemnis ceremonial, formal, solemn ] 1.) very serious and not happy, for example because something bad has happened or because you are at an important… …   Dictionary of contemporary English