SOLEMNIZED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

solemnized

verb

past tense of solemnize

as in consecrated

formal to mark (something) officially or formally especially with a religious ceremony The priest solemnized their marriage.

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Recent Examples of solemnized The funeral took place in the Cambridge church where her wedding had been solemnized sixteen months earlier. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025

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The King’s wife, Queen Mette-Marit, is also expected to be consecrated during the ceremony.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Still, there were only eight African Anglican clergy in Kenya by 1920, and the first Kenyan bishops would not be consecrated until 1955.

— Stephanie TriplettAll, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of consecrated

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This year's annual show, which celebrated the achievements in video storytelling and music videos over the past year, was held in Los Angeles on Sunday night and hosted by Snoop Dogg.

— Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
The family’s get-together comes around a month after Lipa celebrated her first birthday since marrying her husband, Turner, 36.

— Latoya Gayle, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of celebrated

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No sooner than the broadcast of the Braves’ Wild Card Series game began Tuesday, showing pockets of empty seats at Truist Park, the social-media geniuses blessed us with their bouquets of wisdom.

— Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Fashion designer Simon Port Jacquemus listed it among his favorite addresses in Vogue, and French street artist Invader unofficially blessed the building with one of his trademark mosaics.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of blessed

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Republican lawmakers -- many of them in tough election contests where soaring fuel costs are driving voter anger -- praised the agreement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
It was praised by criminal justice advocates as a step toward a new, more thoughtful approach to the court system.

— Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of praised

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Guns became sacred, and violence was increasingly justified, if not sanctified.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026
The church has always preached that humans are created in God’s image; by assuming the messy fragility of human form, God’s son sanctified human experience.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026

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