Slovesnost
Slovesnost is a Slovenian noun meaning ceremony or formal event. It denotes a public or official occasion characterized by formality and ceremonial elements. The term is used in Slovenia and in neighboring South Slavic languages; its cognate in Croatian and Serbian is slavnost, which carries a similar sense of a formal ceremonial occasion.
Usage includes state ceremonies (državna slovesnost), national holiday observances, academic events such as university convocations, and
In phrasing, slovesnost often appears with adjectives indicating the type or occasion, for example slovesnost ob
Etymology: the Slovenian term is of Slavic origin, with cognates in related languages such as slavnost in
See also: ceremony, festivity, ritual, liturgy, inauguration.