Solemnization

Definition: Solemnization

Solemnization

Noun

1. The public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage".

Date "solemnization" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references)

Etymology: Solemnization \Sol`em*ni*za"tion\, noun. [Compare to the French expression solemnisation, solennisation.]. (Websters 1913)

Synonyms: Solemnization

Synonyms: celebration (n), solemnisation (n). (additional references)

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Synonyms within Context: Solemnization

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Celebration	Noun: celebration, solemnization, jubilee, commemoration, ovation, paean, triumph, jubilation, ceremony (rite); holiday, fiesta, zarabanda, revelry, feast (amusement); china anniversary, diamond anniversary, golden anniversary, silver anniversary, tin anniversary, china jubilee, diamond jubilee, golden jubilee, silver jubilee, tin jubilee, china wedding, diamond wedding, golden wedding, silver wedding, tin wedding.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

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Crosswords: Solemnization

Etymologies containing "solemnization": Solemnize. (references)

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Non-Fiction Usage: Solemnization

Subject	Topic	Quote
Civil Liberties	Nigeria	This law was put into effect to stem the proliferation of new buildings in the absence of zoning laws, to resolve legal questions arising from disputes over church ownership and control, to provide a single registry for government reference in the event that compensation is demanded following civil disturbances, and to allow for legal solemnization of marriages. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: Solemnization

"Solemnization" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Solemnization" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	2	245,945

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Solemnization

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Expression	Frequency per Day
solemnization	8
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Solemnization

Language		Translations for "solemnization"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		festim (celebration, do, festival, frolic, jollification, merrymaking, regale, revel). (various references)

Bulgarian		отпразнуване (celebration), празнуване (celebration, observance). (various references)

Czech		slavnost (celebration, ceremony, festival, fete, fiesta, function, gala). (various references)

German		feierlicher vollzug. (various references)

Greek		επισημοποίηση. (various references)

Hungarian		ünnepélyesség (solemnity). (various references)

Italian		solennizzazione (solemnisation). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		挙行 (celebration). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		きょ�"う (big mouth, celebration, fictitiousthing). (various references)

Pig Latin		olemnizationsay

Portuguese		solenidade (celebration, church service, function, solemnity), comemoração (commemoration, jamboree, memory), cerimônia (ceremony, formality, function, rite, solemnity, state). (various references)

Russian		празднование (celebration, commemoration, festivity, rejoicing). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		svetkovanje. (various references)

Spanish		solemnización. (various references)

Swedish		högtidlighållande. (various references)

Ukrainian		святкування (celebration, celebrity, commemoration, feast, festival, fete, gala, jamboree, jubilee, upshot, wake), справляння обряду. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: Solemnization

Derivations
	Words beginning with "solemnization": solemnizations. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Solemnization" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: salinization, silanisation. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Solemnization"

Words rhyming with "solemnization" (pronounced 'Sol`em*ni*za"tion'): Abacination, Abaction, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Abortion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstraction, Absumption, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation. (additional references)

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Anagrams: Solemnization

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-i-i-l-m-n-n-o-o-s-t-z"
	-2 letters: solmization.
	-3 letters: antimonies, antinomies, insolation, lineations, melatonins, monzonites, nominalist.
	-4 letters: alimonies, antinoise, emotional, entozoans, isolation, latinizes, lenitions, limonites, lineation, liniments, mainlines, mannitols, melatonin, monazites, monitions, monzonite, nominates, nonmetals, nonmotile, noontimes, semitonal, somnolent, tensional, zonations.
	-5 letters: ailments, alienism, alienist, aliments, amniotes, amotions, anilines, antlions, atomizes, elations, emotions, enations, entozoal, entozoan, inositol, insolate, insolent, insomnia, laminose.
	Words containing the letters "a-e-i-i-l-m-n-n-o-o-s-t-z"
	+1 letter: solemnizations.
	+2 letters: mongrelizations.
	+3 letters: renormalizations.
	+4 letters: impersonalization.
	+5 letters: impersonalizations.
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