solemn — [[t]sɒ̱ləm[/t]1) ADJ GRADED Someone or something that is solemn is very serious, not cheerful or humorous. His solemn little face broke in the smile… He looked solemn. Syn: serious and dark derivative words: solemn ADV GRADED ADV with v … The Latin word sacramentum, which is etymologically an ambiguous theological term, was used in Roman law to describe a legal sanction in which a man placed his life or property in the hands of supernatural powers who respected treatises of justice and solemn. Once again, we address this most solemn and amazing American social ritual — the Super Bowl Party. They were aligned, united by solemn respect, when the Liu family stayed inside. Meanwhile, Jeliaboff had heard the solemn ringing of the bells in his prison cell. But the language of the court was vague, and when Rodriguez and his associate Ramiro Chavez tied the knot, the notary said they could not marry – but they could enter into a “solemn contract.” I always thought you were a hundred years old, Harry, with your solemn face and your looks. The parade was solemn, with devout music and the call and response song of two choirs. No putdowns, no jokes, no frivolity at all — he was very solemn and his eyes were focused well beyond my backhead. There is no marital status as “in a solemn contract,” says Rodriguez, a 25-year-old language teacher. From Bossuet to Pascal, go from the solemn splendour of the church to the cold of the crypt.

Among them, meat and wine were rarely used, except for the victims during solemn festivities. A little comfortable, Skidmore says that “Richard should break this solemn vow in spectacular style.” March 21 is D-Day because it has forced a nuclear group to abide by a solemn contract it has signed with a sovereign state and agrees to authorize the closure if the state does not authorize further exploitation. covenant — covenantal /kuv euh nan tl/, adj. /kuv neufhnt/, n. 1. an agreement, usually formal, between two or more people to do something or not to do something. 2nd law. a subsidiary clause in such an agreement.

3. Ecclesiastical unification between… Universalium Literally, a contract. In the Bible (see also the Bible), an agreement between God and his people, in which God makes promises to his people and generally requires some behavior on their part. In the Old Testament, God made agreements with Noah, Abraham and Moses. He promised Noah that he would never destroy the Earth again by a high tide. He promised Abraham that he would become the ancestor of a great nation, provided that Abraham went to the place where God showed him and sealed the covenant by circumcizing all the men of the nation. To Moses, God said that the Israelites would reach the promised land, but had to obey the Mosaic Law. In the New Testament, God promised salvation to those who believe in Jesus (see also redemption). Although Sheila signed the promise, she also signed a solemn verbal contract with Sean, according to which her life would never be dictated by anyone else.