(adj.P. a.adv.adj.adv.) : 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
* Yearly, annual; hence, in gen.
* 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.
* Transf., according as the idea of the religious or that of the established, stated nature of the thing qualified predominates.
* With the idea of its religious character predominating, religious, festive, solemn: suscipiendaque curarit sollemnia sacra,Lucr. 5, 1162: sollemni more sacrorum,id. 1, 96: religiones,Cic. Mil. 27, 73: iter ad flaminem,id. ib. 10, 27: epulae,id. de Or. 3, 51, 197: ludi,id. Leg. 3, 3, 7; cf.: coetus ludorum,Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 186: precatio comitiorum,id. Mur. 1, 1: omnia sollemnibus verbis dicere,id. Dom. 47, 122: sicuti in sollemnibus sacris fleri consuevit,Sall. C. 22, 2: sollemnia vota Reddere,Verg. E. 5, 74: ferre sollemnia dona,id. A. 9, 626: sollemnis ducere pompas,id. G. 3, 22: sollemnis mactare ad aras,id. A. 2, 202: dies jure sollemnis mihi, sanctiorque natali,Hor. C. 4, 11, 17: fax,Ov. M. 7, 49: sollemni voce movere preces,id. F. 6, 622: ignis,id. Tr. 3, 13, 16: festum sollemne parare,id. F. 2, 247: sollemnes ludos celebrare,id. ib. 5, 597: habitus,Liv. 37, 9: carmen,id. 33, 31: epulae,Tac. A. 1, 50: sacramentum,id. H. 1, 55: nullum esse officium tam sanctum atque sollemne, quod, etc.,Cic. Quint. 6, 26.—Comp.: dies baptismo sollemnior,Tert. Bapt. 19.—Sup.: die tibi sollemnissimo natali meo,Front. Ep. ad Anton. 1, 2: preces,App. M. 11, p. 264.
* 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.
* 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.).
* (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.
* (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.