cer·e·mo·ny (s r  -m  n )n. pl. cer·e·mo·nies 1. A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom: a wedding ceremony; the Japanese tea ceremony. 2. A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy: the ceremony of shaking hands when introduced. 3. A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form: ignored the ceremony of asking for comments from other committee members. 4. Strict observance of formalities or etiquette: The head of state was welcomed with full ceremony. [Middle English ceremonie, from Latin caerim nia, religious rite.] |
ceremony
Noun
pl -nies
1. a formal act or ritual performed for a special occasion: a wedding ceremony
2. formally polite behaviour
3. stand on ceremony to insist on or act with excessive formality [Latin caerimonia what is sacred]
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| Noun | 1. |  ceremony - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"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 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) |
| 2. | ceremony - any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony" activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" chanoyu, tea ceremony - an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea | |
| 3. | ceremony - the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony" groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony - the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project purgation, purification - a ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate rites activity - any specific behavior; "they avoided all recreational activity" lustrum - a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census religious ceremony, religious ritual - a ceremony having religious meaning military ceremony - a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary presentation - the activity of formally presenting something (as a prize or reward); "she gave the trophy but he made the presentation" |
ceremony
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n ceremony [ˈserəməni, (American ) -mouni]
1 a sacred or formal act, eg a wedding, funeral etc a marriage ceremony. seremonie مَراسيم، طُقوس церемония obřad ceremoni; højtidelighed die Zeremonie τελετή ceremonia kombetalitus برنامه ای رسمی و تشریفاتی seremonia cérémonie טֶקֶס समारोह obred, svečanost szertartás upacara formleg og hátíðleg athöfn cerimonia 式 의식, 예식 ceremonija ceremonija upacara plechtigheid seremoni ceremonia cerimónia ceremonie церемония; обряд obrad obred ceremonija ceremoni พิธีการ tören, merasim 典禮 обряд; церемонія مذہبی یا رسمی nghi lễ 典礼
2 solemn display and formality pomp and ceremony. plegtigheid احْتِفال رَسْمي официалност ceremonie højtidelighed; pragt die Feierlichkeit εθιμοτυπία ceremonia tseremoonia آیین؛ تشریفات seremonia cérémonie טִקסִיוּת समारोह obred, svečanost ceremónia resmi viðhöfn cerimonia 儀礼 의례, 예법 ceremoningumas ceremoniāla izturēšanās adat istiadat vormelijkheid høytidelighet, prakt ceremoniał cerimónia ceremonie церемонность ceremónia ceremonija formalnost ceremoni[] ความเป็นทางการ teşrifat, protokol 禮節 церемонність تقریب ، تہوار ، رسم sự khách sáo 礼节
adj cereˈmonial [-ˈməu-]
formal or official a ceremonial occasion such as the opening of parliament. plegstatig, seremonieel احْتِفالي، رَسْمي официален slavnostní ceremoniel feierlich εθιμοτυπικός ceremonial pidulik تشریفاتی؛ رسمی juhlallinen cérémonial טִקסִי आधिकारिक समारोह ceremonijalni, obredni szertartásos resmi hátíðlegur cerimoniale, da cerimonia 儀式上の 정식의, 공식의 iškilmingas ceremoniāls; svinīgs istiadat ceremonieel høytidelig, formell, representativ uroczysty cerimonial oficial официальный slávnostný slovesen ceremonijalan ceremoniell, högtidlig ที่เป็นทางการ resmî 正式的 церемоніальний; обрядовий رسمی nghi thức 正式的
adv cereˈmonially
plegstatig, seremonieel بِصورَةٍ احْتِفالِيَّه официално obřadně, slavnostně ceremonielt förmlich εθιμοτυπκά ceremonialmente pidulikult به روش تشریفاتی juhlavasti avec cérémonie בְּטִקסִיוּת समारोहपूर्वक ceremonijalan, svečan szertartásosan dengan upacara formlega cerimoniosamente 儀礼的に 정식으로 iškilmingai ceremoniāli; svinīgi penuh istiadat ceremonieel høytidelig, formelt, representativt uroczyście com cerimonial oficial официально slávnostne svečano ceremonijalno ceremoniellt, högtidligt อย่างเป็นทางการ törenle, merasimle 正式地 церемоніально; обрядово رسمی طریق سے một cách trịnh trọng 正式地
adj cereˈmonious [-ˈməu-]
(negativeunceremonious) carefully formal or polite. deftig, plegtig, statig رَسْمي جِدّا، طَقْسي придържащ се към етикета obřadní, formální højtidelig; ceremoniel; ifølge protokollen förmlich σύμφωνος με τους τύπους ceremonioso tseremoniaalne بسیار مودب و رسمی muodollinen cérémonieux טִקסִי शिष्टाचारयुक्त ceremoniozan szertartásos resmi formlega kurteis cerimonioso 儀式ばった 매우 정중한 ceremoningas izmeklēti pieklājīgs; klīrīgs beradat ceremonieus høytidelig, seremoniell, ifølge protokollen ugrzeczniony cerimonioso ceremonios церемонный obradný pretirano vljuden svečan ceremoniös, omständlig, kruserlig ที่เป็นพิธีการ resmî 有禮貌的；儀式莊重的 церемонний پر تکلف rất trịnh trọng 有礼貌的；仪式庄重的
adv cereˈmoniously
deftig, plegtig, statig بِصورَةٍ احْتِفالِيّةٍ رَسْمِيَّةٍ в съответствие с етикета obřadně højtideligt; ceremonielt förmlich σύμφωνα με τους τύπους ceremoniosamente tseremoniaalselt رسماً؛ طی تشریفات muodollisesti solennellement בְּטִקסִיוּת शिष्टाचारपूर्वक ukočen szertartásoskodóan khidmat hátíðlega in modo solenne/cerimonioso 礼儀ばって 매우 정중하게 ceremoningai izmeklēti pieklājīgi; klīrīgi penuh beradat ceremonieus høytidelig, seremonielt ceremonialnie com cerimónia (în mod) solemn церемонно obradne spoštljivo svečano ceremoniöst อย่างเป็นพิธีการ resmi bir şekilde, törenle, merasimle 禮貌地；儀式莊重地 церемонно پُر تکلف ، پابندِ رسوم một cách trịch trọng 礼貌地；仪式庄重地
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