They are primarily devoted to the sacred ministry; not so the monks, whose proper work is contemplation and the solemn celebration of the liturgy.

In thanksgiving, in 542 the feast was elevated to a more solemn celebration and established throughout the Eastern Empire by the Emperor.

A solemn celebration and grand religious and military ceremonies will consecrate the tomb which must guard them forever.

I suppose I ought to welcome this newfound sobriety at a solemn celebration of the birth of Christ.

From their very first awareness of the seasons, this must have been the time recognised by mankind as worthy of solemn celebration.

Nevertheless, they successfully combined aspects of prayer, a simple lifestyle and solitude with the solemn celebration of the liturgy.

These are a solemn celebration of the Little Hours with added hymns and readings.

After a solemn Eucharistic celebration he was buried in the Ferrara Chapel, his mother's family.

The solemn celebration of the Ḥanukkah festival, beginning on the 25th of Kislew (Meg.

The cutting of a finished carpet from the loom is an unusually solemn celebration.