solemniteit

Definitions of solemniteit
  1. noun
    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
    synonyms: ceremonie, plechtigheid
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    godsdienstoefening, godsdienstplechtigheid
    a ceremony having religious meaning
    rite, ritus
    an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
    dienst, eredienst, kerk, kerkdienst, liturgie, viering
    the act of public worship following prescribed rules
    sacrament
    a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
    consecratie, heiliging, sanctificatie, wijding
    a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
    hecatombe, offer, offerande, offergave, wijgeschenk
    the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
    chrisma, zalving
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
    eucharistieviering, mis
    (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist
    type of:
    activiteit, bedrijvigheid, bezigheid, drukte, occupatie, werking, werkzaamheden, werkzaamheid
    any specific behavior
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