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 [ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl]

adj

involving or relating to ceremony or ritual

n

1. the observance of formality, esp in etiquette

2. a plan for formal observances on a particular occasion; ritual

3. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) Christianity

a.  the prescribed order of rites and ceremonies

b.  a book containing this

ceremonialism  n

ceremonialist  n

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

formal, public, official, ritual, stately, solemn, liturgical, courtly, ritualistic He represented the nation on ceremonial occasions.
formal simple, relaxed, casual, informal

noun

ritual, ceremony, rite, formality, solemnity It is difficult to imagine a more impressive ceremonial.

Translations

ceremonial [ˌserɪˈməʊnɪəl]

A. ADJ [rite] → ceremonial; [dress] → de ceremonia, de gala

B. N → ceremonial m

ceremonial [ˌsɛrɪˈməʊniəl]

adj [dinner, occasion] → de cérémonie

n

(royal, official) → cérémonial m

(religious) (= rite) → rituel m

ceremonial

adj → zeremoniell

n → Zeremoniell nt

ceremonial [ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl]

1. adj (rite) → formale, solenne; (dress) → da cerimonia

2. n → cerimoniale m; (rite) → rito