SOLEMNIZATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does solemnization mean? 

• SOLEMNIZATION (noun)
  The noun SOLEMNIZATION has 1 sense:

1. the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

  Familiarity information: SOLEMNIZATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SOLEMNIZATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

celebration; solemnisation; solemnization

Context example:

the celebration of marriage

Hypernyms ("solemnization" is a kind of...):

ritual (the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies)

Derivation:

solemnize (perform (the wedding ceremony) with proper ceremonies)

solemnize (observe or perform with dignity or gravity)