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Solemn

Definitions: (1) serious <especially with religious reverence>; sacred; devout; pious; marked by veneration to God; (2) willing to be deeply earnest, very sincere <a solemn oath>

Synonyms: awe-inspiring, profound

Compatible Qualities: liturgical, prayerful, worshipful

Familial Qualities: humor, selflessness

Too Far: dour

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  • at Ascension University
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      • The School of Statesmanship
        • The Qualities of Statesmanship
          • A Statesman is a Thoughtful Deliberator
          • Principled Compromise and the Statesman
          • The Creative Vision of Statesmanship
          • The Pervasive Integrity of the Statesman
          • The Service Minded Statesman
          • The Statesman as a Civil Communicator
          • Wise Leadership and the Statesman
    • The Aevia Institutes of Management
    • Ascension University Directorate
  • Defining Our Times
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    • Downs, Jim
      • The Nature and Attributes of God
    • Forester, Carol
    • Kalk, Bob
      • Falling Leaves – A Parable
    • Whitehouse, Sheldon
      • The Scheme
  • Recent Podcasts
  • Words Aloft
    • The World’s Religions
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