solemn Copy link Outline I. Of stated religious festivalsII. Religious, sacred1. sanctus, Cic.2. sollennis. Join3. augustus4. relĭgiōsusIII. Awe-inspiring1. săcer (chiefly poet.)2. rĕvĕrendus3. horrendusIV. Grave, serious, sober1. sĕvērus2. tristis v. GRAVE, GLOOMY, SAD.3. austērus.4. sērius • solemn: I. Of stated religious festivals: sollennis (sollemnis, solennis, solemnis): festus: stătus. Join: dies festus atque sollennis, Cic.. sollenne et statum sacrificium, id.: v. anniversary (adj. and subs.): festival (subs.): periodical (2). II. Religious, sacred: 1. sanctus, Cic.: Hor.: Virg. 2. sollennis. Join: a s. duty, officium sanctum atque sollenne, Cic. Quint. 6, 26. 3. augustus: cf. sancta vocant augusta patres, augusta vocantur templa, sacerdotum rite dicata manu, Ov. F. 1, 609. 4. relĭgiōsus: Join: templum sane sanctum et r., Cic.: v. sacred. III. Awe-inspiring: 1. săcer (chiefly poet.): s. silence, s. silentium, Hor. Od. 2, 13, 29: a kind of s. remembrance of a father, s. quaedam patris memoria, Quint. 11, 1, 59. 2. rĕvĕrendus: s. night, nox reverenda, Ov. Ib. 75: facies r., Juv. 6, 513. 3. horrendus: cf. horrendae secreta Sibyllae, Virg. Aen. 6, 10: v. venerable, awful (II.). IV. Grave, serious, sober: 1. sĕvērus: v. grave. 2. tristis v. grave, gloomy, sad. 3. austērus. 4. sērius: v. serious. Phr.: a s. funeral, celebritas supremi diei, Cic. Mil. 32, 86: a s. procession, pompa: Cic.: Virg.: a s. ceremony, caerimonia, Liv.: Tac.