solemnization

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

solemnization
    n 1: the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony
         with all appropriate ritual; "the celebration of marriage"
         [syn: {celebration}, {solemnization}, {solemnisation}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Solemnization \Sol`em*ni*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. solemnisation,
   solennisation.]
   The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of
   a marriage.
   [1913 Webster]

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