KJV dictionary & concordance
An appointed sacred feast or religious observance kept with reverence.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Deuteronomy 31:10
Complete exact-word concordance
And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of every seven years, in the solemnity of the year of release, in the feast of tabernacles,
And Moses commanded them, saying, At the end of euery seuen yeeres, in the solemnitie of the yeere of release, in the feast of Tabernacles,
1611 marginal noteChap. 15.1.
Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel.
Yee shall haue a song as in the night, when a holy solemnitie is kept, and gladnesse of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountaine of the LORD, to the mighty one of Israel.
1611 marginal noteHeb. rocke.
Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Deuteronomy identifies the solemnity with the feast of tabernacles in the release year, and Isaiah speaks of keeping a holy solemnity; an appointed sacred feast or religious observance fits both.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
Historical English dictionary sources
A rite or ceremony annually performed with religious reverence. A religious ceremony; a ritual performance attended with religious reverence.
