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sollemnis (less correctly sōlemnis, sollennis, sōlennis , sollempnis ), e, adj. sollus, i. e. totus-annus, prop. that takes place every year; in relig. lang. of solemnities,
I.yearly, annual; hence, in gen.,
I. Lit., stated, established, appointed: “sollemne, quod omnibus annis praestari debet,Fest. p. 298 Müll. (cf. anniversarius): “sollemnia sacra dicuntur, quae certis temporibus annisque fleri solent,id. p. 344 ib.: sacra stata, sollemnia, Cato ap. Fest. s. v. stata, p. 344 ib.; so, “ad sollemne et statum sacrificium curru vehi,Cic. Tusc. 1, 47, 113 (v. sisto, P. a.): “sacra,id. Leg. 2, 8, 19: “sacrificia,id. N. D. 1, 6, 14; id. Leg. 2, 14, 35; Liv. 1, 31: “dies festi atque sollemnes,Cic. Pis. 22, 51: “ab Aequis statum jam ac prope sollemne in singulos annos bellum timebatur,Liv. 3, 15: “Idus Maiae sollemnes ineundis magistratibus erant,id. 3, 36: “sollemnis dapes Libare,Verg. A. 3, 301: “caerimoniae,Val. Max. 1, 1, 1.—
II. Transf., according as the idea of the religious or that of the established, stated nature of the thing qualified predominates.
b. As subst.: sollemne , is, n., a religious or solemn rite, ceremony, feast, sacrifice, solemn games, a festival, solemnity, etc. (so perh. not in Cic.); sing.: “inter publicum sollemne sponsalibus rite factis,Liv. 38, 57: “sollemne clavi figendi,id. 7, 3 fin.: “soli Fidei sollemne instituit,id. 1, 21; cf. id. 9, 34: “sollemne allatum ex Arcadiā,festal games, id. 1, 5; cf. id. 1, 9: “Claudio funeris sollemne perinde ac divo Augusto celebratur,Tac. A. 12, 69; cf. plur. infra: “per sollemne nuptiarum,Suet. Ner. 28; cf. infra.—Plur.: “sollemnia (Isidis),Prop. 2, 33 (3, 31), 1: “ejus sacri,Liv. 9, 29; cf. id. 2, 27: “Quinquatruum,Suet. Ner. 34: “triumphi,id. ib. 2: “nuptiarum,Tac. A. 11, 26 fin.: “funerum,id. ib. 3, 6: “tumulo sollemnia mittent,Verg. A. 6, 380: “referunt,id. ib. 5, 605; cf. Stat. Th. 8, 208; Juv. 10, 259.—
B. With the idea of stated, regular character predominant, wonted, common, usual, customary, ordinary (syn.: consuetus, solitus; “freq. only after the Aug. period): prope sollemnis militum lascivia,Liv. 4, 53, 13: “socer arma Latinus habeto, Imperium sollemne socer,Verg. A. 12, 193: “arma,Stat. Th. 8, 174: “cursus bigarum,Suet. Dom. 4: “Romanis sollemne viris opus (venatio),Hor. Ep. 1, 18, 49: “mihi sollemnis debetur gloria,Phaedr. 3, prol. 61: “sufficit sollemnem numerum (testium) exaudire,Dig. 28, 1, 21: “viā sollemni egressi,the public way, Amm. 20, 4, 9: “Romae dulce diu fuit et sollemne, reclusa Mane domo vigilare,Hor. Ep. 2, 1, 103: “spectari sollemne olim erat,Suet. Aug. 44; Gell. 15, 2, 3: “annua complere sollemnia,tribute, Amm. 22, 7, 10.—As subst.: sol-lemne , is, n., usage, custom, practice, etc.: “nostrum illud sollemne servemus, ut, etc.,usual custom, practice, Cic. Att. 7, 6, 1: “novae nuptae intrantes etiamnum sollemne habent postes adipe attingere,Plin. 28, 9, 37, § 135.—Plur.: “mos traditus ab antiquis inter cetera sollemnia manet, etc.,Liv. 2, 14: “proin repeterent sollemnia,their customary avocations, Tac. A. 3, 6 fin.: “testamentum non jure factum dicitur, ubi sollemnia juris defuerunt,usages, customary formalities, Dig. 28, 3, 1: “testamenti,ib. 28, 1, 20.—Adverb.: “mutat quadrata rotundis: Insanire putas sollemnia me neque rides,in the common way, Hor. Ep. 1, 1, 101. —Hence, adv.: sollemnĭter (sollenn-, sōlemn- ; very rare; not in Cic.).
1. (Acc. to II. A. supra.) In a religious or solemn manner, solemnly, = rite: “omnibus (sacris) sollemniter peractis,Liv. 5, 46: intermissum convivium sollemniter instituit, with pomp or splendor, Just. 12, 13, 6: “lusus, quem sollemniter celebramus,App. M. 3, p. 134, 13.—
2. (Acc. to II. B. supra.) According to custom, in the usual or customary manner, regularly, formally: “(greges elephantorum) se purificantes sollemniter aquā circumspergi,Plin. 8, 1, 1, § 2: “praebere hordeum pullis,Pall. 1, 28 fin.: “jurare,Dig. 12, 2, 3: “cavere,ib. 26, 7, 27: “acta omnia,ib. 45, 1, 30: “nullo sollemniter inquirente,Amm. 14, 7, 21: “transmisso sollemniter Tigride,id. 20, 6, 1.—Comp. and sup. of adj. (late Lat.); v. supra, II. A. No comp. and sup. of adv.
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