great pith and moment

High importance. A: "Making a speech at your college graduation is an occasion of great pith and moment." B: "I know, and I'm so honored that the committee chose me." Getting engaged is a decision of great pith and moment—do not take it lightly.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Abilene	AB-i-leen (English), ab-i-LEE-nee (English)	Biblical
Sushila	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali
Tzeitel	-	Yiddish
Anton	AHN-tawn (German), ahn-TON (Russian, Ukrainian), AHN-ton (Finnish)	German, Russian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Dutch, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Slovene, Macedo
Patience	PAY-shənts	English
Ilmari	EEL-mah-ree	Finnish