solemnization
Making officially sacred
Solemnization is the formal celebration or performance of a ceremony, especially a marriage or religious rite.
The word emphasizes the gravity and official nature of the occasion: The solemnization of their marriage took place in a small chapel.
Legal contexts distinguish between the solemnization of a marriage and its mere registration.
Legal union of spouses
- nuptialsVows and rings
- wedlockState of being spouses
- unionJoining into one
- marriageFormal union between partners
espousal · betrothal · consecration · inauguration · dedication · observance · rite · sacrament
Formal worship structure
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- communionProfound shared closeness
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
- confirmationEstablishing something as true
anointing · baptism · veneration · worship · altar · vestments · incense · procession
Binding promise given
- oathFormal binding promise
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- promiseCommitment to act
- covenantBinding formal pledge
affirmation · declaration · avowal · troth · bond · consent · vows · pronouncement
matrimony
Legal union of spouses
marriage · espousal · betrothal · consecration · inauguration · dedication · observance · rite · sacrament · blessing
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- riteCeremonial act or practice
- communionProfound shared closeness
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
confirmation · anointing · baptism · veneration · worship · altar · vestments · incense · procession · chanting
pledge
Binding promise given
- oathFormal binding promise
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- promiseCommitment to act
covenant · affirmation · declaration · avowal · troth · bond · consent · vows · pronouncement · exchange
dignified
Composed and respectable
- statelyGrand and imposing
- ceremoniousFormally observant, ritualistic
- gravitasDignified, weighty manner
decorum · protocol · official · pomp · pageantry · reverent · austere · sober · grave · somber
- marriage lawmarriage contract, divorce decree, marriage certificate, matrimony, divorce petition
- marriage requirementslegal age, parental consent, witnesses, marriage certificate, officiant
- family lawchild custody, child support, alimony, family court, divorce petitions
- Marriage Recordsmarriage license, marriage certificate, wedding date, maiden name, marriage age
solemnizationelopement
Secret departure to wed
cohabitation · informality · handfasting · civil partnership · shotgun wedding
solemnizationannulment
Declared void from start
dissolution · invalidation · nullification · revocation · desanctification
solemnizationmockery
Scornful ridicule or travesty
trivialization · desecration · profanation · irreverence · travesty
solemn, solemnly, solemnity, solemnize, solemnities, solemness, solemnizing, solemnise, solemnised