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Solemnization

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sol·em·nize  (slm-nz)
tr.v. sol·em·nized, sol·em·niz·ing, sol·em·niz·es
1. To celebrate or observe with dignity and gravity. See Synonyms at observe.
2. To perform with formal ceremony.
3. To make serious or grave.
solem·ni·zation (-n-zshn) n.
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Noun1.solemnization - the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage"
solemnisation, celebration
ritual - the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies
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Tell me, therefore, whether you object to an immediate solemnization of the marriage.
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It was only on her child's account that she wished for the solemnization of the ties that bound us, nor would she have sought for this if she had not felt that death was at hand to unloose them.
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