solemnizes
Makes officially sacred
Solemnizes is the third-person singular of solemnize, meaning to perform a ceremony with formal dignity and gravity.
Most often applied to marriages: The priest solemnizes the union.
It can also mean to mark an occasion with appropriate seriousness: The nation solemnizes the anniversary of the tragedy.
To solemnize is to make solemn—to invest something with weight and significance.
Sacred ritual conveying grace
- ritesFormal ceremonial acts
- altarSacred ritual table
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- officiantCeremony presider
sanctuary · incantation · chanting · invocation · purification · reverence · piety · sacredness
Formal binding promise
- pledgeBinding promise given
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- promiseCommitment to act
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
troth · declaration · affirmation · bond · engagement · allegiance · fealty · compact
Perform formal duties
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
consecration · dedication · commemoration · enthronement · investiture · convocation · nuptials · liturgy
Formal approval by authority
- bindingLegally or morally required
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
- notarizationOfficial document verification
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
endorsement · sanction · validation · confirmation · enactment · execution · legitimization · codification
sacrament
Sacred ritual conveying grace
officiant · sanctuary · incantation · chanting · invocation · purification · reverence · piety · sacredness · tabernacle
oath
Formal binding promise
commitment · troth · declaration · affirmation · bond · engagement · allegiance · fealty · compact · assurance
officiate
Perform formal duties
- weddingMarriage rite and feast
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
ordination · consecration · dedication · commemoration · enthronement · investiture · convocation · nuptials · liturgy · benediction
ratification
Formal approval by authority
- bindingLegally or morally required
- contractualRelating to formal agreements
- notarizationOfficial document verification
authentication · endorsement · sanction · validation · confirmation · enactment · execution · legitimization · codification · witness
solemnizestrivializes
Makes light of
improvises · downgrades · makes light of · diminishes · belittles