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Solemnity vs Integrity - What's the difference?

solemnity | integrity |

As nouns the difference between solemnity and integrity

is that solemnity is the quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn while integrity is steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.

solemnity

English

Noun

(solemnities)
  • The quality of being deeply serious and sober or solemn.
  • the solemnity of a funeral
  • * Addison
  • The stateliness and gravity of the Spaniards shows itself in the solemnity of their language.
  • * J. Edwards
  • These promises were often made with great solemnity and confirmed with an oath.
  • An instance or example of solemn behavior; a rite or ceremony performed with reverence.
  • * Alexander Pope
  • Great was the cause; our old solemnities / From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise, / But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay / These grateful honours to the god of day.
  • * Atterbury
  • The forms and solemnities of the last judgment.
  • (legal) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a thing done valid.
  • Anagrams

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    References

    integrity

    Noun

  • Steadfast adherence to a strict moral or ethical code.
  • The state of being wholesome; unimpaired
  • The quality or condition of being complete; pure
  • (cryptography) With regards to data encryption, ensuring that information is not altered by unauthorized persons in a way that is not detectable by authorized users.
  • (aviation) The ability of a system to provide timely warnings to users when they should not be used for navigation.
  • Derived terms

    * integrous (very rare)

    Synonyms

    (Synonyms) * honesty * uprightness * rectitude * unity * wholeness * purity * goodness * probity * sincerity * virtue * decency