solemnized
Ritually made official
Solemnized is the past tense of solemnize, meaning to perform or observe with formal ceremony and gravity.
Most commonly, solemnized refers to marriages that have been officially and ceremonially conducted: The wedding was solemnized by a justice of the peace.
It can also apply to religious rites or other significant occasions marked with appropriate dignity and ritual.
When something is solemnized, it gains official recognition through proper ceremonial procedure.
Formal binding promise
- vowSolemn personal commitment
- pledgeBinding promise given
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- trothPledged word of loyalty
promise · commitment · sworn · bond · contract · affirmation · declaration · avowal
Legal union of spouses
- nuptialsVows and rings
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- marriageFormal union between partners
- wedlockState of being spouses
vows · officiant · altar · chapel · aisle · procession · gown · veil
Formal worship structure
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
- sanctificationMaking someone or something sacred
observance · vestments · chant · invocation · benediction · ordination · canonization · devotion
oath
Formal binding promise
troth · promise · commitment · sworn · bond · contract · affirmation · declaration · avowal · testament
matrimony
Legal union of spouses
wedlock · vows · officiant · altar · chapel · aisle · procession · gown · veil · bouquet
liturgy
Formal worship structure
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
sanctification · observance · vestments · chant · invocation · benediction · ordination · canonization · devotion · veneration
solemnizedcasualized
Made less permanent or formal
informalized · improvised · unmarked · unceremonious · thrown together
solemnizedannulled
Declared legally void
invalidated · nullified · voided · dissolved · revoked
solemnizedtrivialized
Made to seem unimportant
mocked · profaned · desecrated · burlesqued · parodied