English → Latin
“solemnity” in Latin
sollemnisyearly, annual; established, appointed, fixed; common, usual, customary, ordinary, ritual, traditionalcaerimōniareligious ceremony, ritual; sacredness, sanctity; reverence, veneration, awepompaprocession, parade; pomp
The English word solemnity itself goes back to Latin sollemnis, through sollemnitās.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
solemnity
Gravity, seriousness, by circumlocution with the adjective.
A festive or formal celebration, solemne (☞ solemnitas is late): caerimonia (a solemn religious ceremony): pompa (a solemn procession). To keep a festival with great solemnity, *diem festum magno cum apparatu celebrare (☞ Tac., Hist., 2, 95, 1).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for solemnity?
- The usual Latin words for “solemnity” are sollemnis, caerimōnia, pompa. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.