marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or connected with, religion; sacred.-pertaining to a festival; festive; festal.-stately; ceremonious; grand.-fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise; solemn earnestness.-real; earnest; downright.-affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.-made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war; conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in solemn form.