Official vs Solemnize - What's the difference?
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Of or pertaining to an office or public trust.
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority
Approved by authority; authorized.
sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; officinal
Discharging an office or function.
* Sir Thomas Browne
Relating to an office; especially, to a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
Relating to an ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
An office holder invested with powers and authorities.
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(US) To make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.
* Hooker
* Milton
To make grave, serious, and reverential.
* J. C. Shairp
* L. Wallace
As an adjective official
is of or pertaining to an office or public trust.As a noun official
is an office holder invested with powers and authorities.As a verb solemnize is
to make solemn, or official, through ceremony or legal act.official
English
(wikipedia official)Adjective
(en adjective)- official duties
- an official statement or report
- an official drug or preparation
- the stomach and other parts official unto nutrition
Antonyms
* unofficialNoun
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Hyponyms
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Alternative forms
* solemnise (UK)Verb
(solemniz)- The couple chose to solemnize their relationship in a secular ceremony, instead of having a wedding.
- Baptism to be administered in one place, and marriage solemnized in another.
- Their choice nobility and flowers / Met from all parts to solemnize this feast.
- Wordsworth was solemnized and elevated by this his first look on Yarrow.
- Every Israelite and prayed.