Solemnity 's a cover for a sot.
Young.
5. Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that which produces
such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an audience; the solemnity of
Westminster Abbey.
6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due
form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
So*lem"ni*zate (?), v. t. To solemnize; as, to solemnizate matrimony.
[R.] Bp. Burnet.
Sol`em*ni*za"tion (?), n. [Cf. F. solemnisation, solennisation.] The
act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage.
Sol"em*nize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Solemnized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Solemnizing (?).] [Cf. F. solemniser, sollemniser.] 1. To perform with
solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according to legal forms.
Baptism to be administered in one place, and marriage solemnized in
another.
Hooker.