Sentence examples for solemn consecration from inspiring English sources

The climax of the rallies was the solemn consecration of the colours, in which new flags were touched to the Blutfahne (Blood Banner), a tattered standard said to have been steeped in the blood of those killed in Hitler's abortive Beer Hall Putsch of November 8 9 , 1923

If limited strictly to religious practices, an inventory of ceremonial and ritualistic objects remains incomplete, because these objects have played significant roles on solemn secular occasions, such as consecrations, enthronements, and coronations, which may be closely linked to the divine order, as in Hindu-, Buddhist-, and Christian-influenced cultures.

The difference between the two is subtle: solemn vows, though dispensable, were meant to be a more permanent and durable consecration than simple vows.

Solemn, indeed.

A magnificent evening of consecration.

Gruden looked solemn.

Most were solemn.

The girls looked solemn.

Stearns, however, was solemn.

The exchange was solemn.

The atmosphere was solemn.