Get to know Solemnize better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like alter or change.
Solemnize meaning
- To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.
- To make grave, serious, and reverential.
Using Solemnize
- The main meaning on this page is: To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act. | To make grave, serious, and reverential.
- Useful related words include: solemnise, alter, change, splice.
- In the example corpus, solemnize often appears in combinations such as: to solemnize, solemnize marriage, solemnize the.
Context around Solemnize
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Solemnize
- In this selection, "solemnize" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, helped, marriage, marriages and lawful stand out and add context to how "solemnize" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include public can solemnize the rites and anyone to solemnize a marriage. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "solemnize" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with solemnize
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some states allow anyone to solemnize a marriage. (8 words)
In many other countries, ULC ministers have no authority to solemnize lawful marriage. (13 words)
In Canada, ULC ministers are currently not authorized to solemnize marriage in any province or territory. (16 words)
Courts in New York, North Carolina, and Virginia have ruled that, under applicable state law, ULC ministers are not authorized to solemnize marriages and a marriage at which a ULC minister officiated therefore is not valid. (36 words)
He said the law does not seek to abolish lobola since culturally it solidified bonds between families but said bride price could not be used as a precondition to solemnize marriage. (31 words)
Authority to solemnize marriage A large number of people seeking ULC Ordination do so in order to be able to legally officiate at weddings or perform other spiritual rites. (29 words)
Example sentences (11)
Preet Singh and actor-producer Jackky Bhagnani are making headlines as they gear up to solemnize their relationship in a much-anticipated wedding ceremony.
He said the law does not seek to abolish lobola since culturally it solidified bonds between families but said bride price could not be used as a precondition to solemnize marriage.
The police helped solemnize the wedding of a couple at Maa Tarini temple under Tihidi police limits in Bhadrak, Tuesday.
The traditional promises that solemnize a marriage are some of the greatest assertions of human agency, and therefore of human dignity, possible.
Authority to solemnize marriage A large number of people seeking ULC Ordination do so in order to be able to legally officiate at weddings or perform other spiritual rites.
Courts in New York, North Carolina, and Virginia have ruled that, under applicable state law, ULC ministers are not authorized to solemnize marriages and a marriage at which a ULC minister officiated therefore is not valid.
Florida is one of three states (Maine and South Carolina are the others) where a notary public can solemnize the rites of matrimony (perform a marriage ceremony).
In Canada, ULC ministers are currently not authorized to solemnize marriage in any province or territory.
In many other countries, ULC ministers have no authority to solemnize lawful marriage.
Some states allow anyone to solemnize a marriage.
South Carolina is one of three states (Florida and Maine are the others) where a notary public can solemnize the rites of matrimony (perform a marriage ceremony) (2005).
Common combinations with solemnize
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to solemnize 7×
- solemnize marriage 5×
- solemnize the 3×
- can solemnize 2×