† solemnationn.
Obsolete. rare.
Solemnization, celebration.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [noun] > performance of
with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290
solemnity1390
solemnization1447
observancea1450
solennizationc1450
solemnation1470
celebration1483
superstition1513
ministration1535
celebrating1547
solemnizing1565
ministering1566
solemnize1590
solemniation1631
officiating1640
exercise1656
exercitation1660
officiation1804
altar service1831
ritual1865
1470–85 T. Malory Morte d'Arthur vii. xxxvi. 270 Whan this solemnacion was done, thenne came in the grene knyghte syr Pertylope with thyrtty knyghtes.
1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 236 The daies solemnation of admittance of the litterati into Parnassus.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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