serious and sincere; done formally and with ceremony; serious and not smiling
quiet, serious
Cases of word usage
1) a solemn promise to do something; a solemn statement (e.g. in a law court) that something is true (oath)
2) a prisoner's solemn promise that he or she will not repeat a crime (parole)
3) a solemn Christian religious ceremony (sacrament)
4) the condition of being solemn (solemnity)
5) to make (a person) make a solemn promise (sworn)
6) a solemn promise or undertaking (vow)
