solemnization Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
    solemnisation; celebration.
    • the celebration of marriage

WordNet

Sol`em*ni*za"tion noun
Etymology
Cf. F. solemnisation, solennisation.
Definitions
  1. The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage.

Webster 1913