ceremonial

cer·e·mo·ni·al  (sr-mn-l)

adj.

1. Of, appropriate to, or characterized by ceremony; formal or ritual.

2. Involved or used in ceremonies: ceremonial garb.

n.

1. A set of ceremonies prescribed for an occasion; a ritual.

2. A ceremony or rite.

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cere·moni·al·ism n.

cere·moni·al·ist n.

cere·moni·al·ly adv.

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ceremonial

Adjective

of ceremony or ritual

Noun

a system of formal rites; ritual

ceremonially adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ceremonial - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" circumstance - formal ceremony about important occasions; "pomp and circumstance" funeral - a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral" hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony - the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed pageantry, pageant - a rich and spectacular ceremony dedication - a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose opening - a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise commemoration, memorialisation, memorialization - a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something military ceremony - a formal ceremony performed by military personnel induction, initiation, installation - a formal entry into an organization or position or office; "his initiation into the club"; "he was ordered to report for induction into the army"; "he gave a speech as part of his installation into the hall of fame" exercise - (usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches; "academic exercises" fire walking - the ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers formalities, formality - a requirement of etiquette or custom; "a mere formality" Maundy - a public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money potlatch - a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
Adj.	1.	ceremonial - marked by pomp or ceremony or formality; "a ceremonial occasion"; "ceremonial garb" formal - being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress); "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"

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ceremonial

adjective 1. formal, public, official, ritual, stately, solemn, liturgical, courtly, ritualistic << OPPOSITE informal

noun 2. ritual, ceremony, rite, formality, solemnity

Translations

ceremonial [sɛrɪˈməunɪəl] n → ceremonial

ceremonial [sɛrɪˈməunɪəl] n → cérémonial m (= rite); rituel m

ceremonial [sɛrɪˈməunɪəl] n → Zeremoniell nt

adj → zeremoniell

ceremonial [sɛrɪˈməunɪəl] n → cerimoniale m (= rite); rito