ceremony

cer·e·mo·ny

 (sĕr′ə-mō′nē)

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.

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[Middle English ceremonie, from Latin caerimōnia, religious rite.]

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ceremony

(ˈsɛrɪmənɪ)

n, pl -nies

1. a formal act or ritual, often set by custom or tradition, performed in observation of an event or anniversary: a ceremony commemorating Shakespeare's birth.

2. a religious rite or series of rites

3. a courteous gesture or act: the ceremony of toasting the Queen.

4. ceremonial observances or gestures collectively: the ceremony of a monarchy.

5. stand on ceremony to insist on or act with excessive formality

6. without ceremony in a casual or informal manner

[C14: from Medieval Latin cēremōnia, from Latin caerimōnia what is sacred, a religious rite]

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cer•e•mo•ny

(ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ ni)

n., pl. -nies.

1. the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion.

2. a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony.

3. any formal act, esp. one performed without meaning or significance.

4. a gesture or act of politeness or civility.

5. formality: to leave without ceremony.

Idioms:

stand on ceremony, to behave in a formal or ceremonious manner.

[1350–1400; Middle English cerimonie (< Middle French) < Latin caerimōnia sacred rite]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ceremony - a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, 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)
	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"

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ceremony

noun

1. ritual, service, rite, observance, commemoration, solemnities The flag was blessed in a ceremony in the local cathedral.

2. formality, ceremonial, propriety, decorum, formal courtesy He was crowned with great ceremony.

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ceremony

noun

1. A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual:

ceremonial, liturgy, observance, office, rite, ritual, service.

2. A conventional social gesture or act without intrinsic purpose:

form, formality, ritual.

3. Strict observance of social conventions:

ceremoniousness, formality, protocol, punctiliousness.

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Translations

احْتِفال رَسْميمَرَاسِممَراسيم، طُقوس

obřadceremonie

ceremonihøjtidelighedpragt

ZeremonieFeierFeierlichkeit

τελετή

ceremonia

tseremoonia

seremonia

cérémonie

ceremonijaobredsvečanost

ceremónia

formleg og hátíîleg athöfnviîhöfn

cerimoniacerimonialecerimoniosamentecerimoniosofare complimenti

儀式

의식

ceremonijaceremoningaiceremoningasceremoningumasiškilmingai

ceremoniāla izturēšanāsceremonija

ceremonieplechtigheid

seremonihøytidelighetprakt

ceremonia

cerimóniacerimônia

церемония

ceremónia

slovesnost

ceremoni

พิธีการ

törenmerasimprotokolteşrifat

nghi lễ

仪式典礼礼节

ceremony

[ˈserɪmənɪ] N → ceremonia f
to stand on ceremony → andarse con ceremonias or cumplidos
let's not stand on ceremony → dejémonos de ceremonias or cumplidos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ceremony

[ˈsɛrɪməni] n

(= formal event) → cérémonie f

(= ritual) → rituel m

to stand on ceremony → faire des façons

pomp and ceremony → cérémonial m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ceremony

n

(= event etc) → Zeremonie f, → Feier (→ lichkeiten pl) f

(= formality) → Förmlichkeit (→ en pl) f; to stand on ceremony → förmlich sein

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ceremony

[ˈsɛrɪmənɪ] n (event) → cerimonia; (no pl, formality) → cerimonie fpl
to stand on ceremony → attenersi all'etichetta, fare complimenti

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ceremony

(ˈserəməni) , ((American) -mouni) – plural ˈceremonies – noun

1. a sacred or formal act, eg a wedding, funeral etc. a marriage ceremony. seremonie مَراسيم، طُقوس церемония cerimônia obřad die Zeremonie ceremoni; højtidelighed τελετήceremonia kombetalitus برنامه ای رسمی و تشریفاتی seremonia cérémonieטקס समारोह obred, svečanost szertartás upacara formleg og hátíðleg athöfn cerimonia 式 의식 ceremonija ceremonija upacara plechtigheidseremoniceremonia مراسم: دمراسمو ټاكلې سلسه چه په مذهبى او نرو امورو كې اجراكيږى: ظاهرى بڼه: تشريفات 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 cerimônia ceremonie die Feierlichkeit højtidelighed; pragt εθιμοτυπίαceremonia tseremoonia آیین؛ تشریفات juhlallisuus cérémonieטקסיות समारोह obred, svečanost ceremónia resmi viðhöfn cerimonia 儀礼 의례 ceremoningumas ceremoniāla izturēšanās adat istiadat vormelijkheid høytidelighet, prakt ceremoniał تشریفات cerimónia ceremonie церемонность ceremónia ceremonija formalnost ceremoni[er] ความเป็นทางการ teşrifat, protokol 禮節 церемонність تقریب ، تہوار ، رسم sự khách sáo 礼节

ˌcereˈmonial (-ˈməu-) adjective

formal or official. a ceremonial occasion such as the opening of parliament. plegstatig, seremonieel احْتِفالي، رَسْمي официален cerimonial slavnostní feierlich ceremoniel εθιμοτυπικόςceremonial pidulik تشریفاتی؛ رسمی juhlallinen cérémonialטקסי आधिकारिक समारोह ceremonijalni, obredni szertartásos resmi hátíðlegur cerimoniale, da cerimonia 儀式上の 의식의 iškilmingas ceremoniāls; svinīgs istiadat ceremonieelhøytidelig, formell, representativuroczysty تشریفاتی cerimonial oficial официальный slávnostný slovesen ceremonijalan ceremoniell, högtidlig ที่เป็นทางการ resmî 正式的，官方的 церемоніальний; обрядовий رسمی nghi thức 正式的

ˌcereˈmonially adverb

plegstatig, seremonieel بِصورَةٍ احْتِفالِيَّه официално com cerimonial obřadně, slavnostně förmlich ceremonielt εθιμοτυπκά ceremonialmente pidulikult به روش تشریفاتی juhlallisesti avec cérémonie בְּטִקסִיוּת समारोहपूर्वक ceremonijalan, svečan szertartásosan dengan upacara formlega cerimoniosamente 儀礼的に 의례적으로 iškilmingai ceremoniāli; svinīgi penuh istiadat ceremonieelhøytidelig, formelt, representativt uroczyście په تشريفاتى ډول 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

ˌcereˈmonious (-ˈməu-) adjective

(negative unceremonious) carefully formal or polite. deftig, plegtig, statig رَسْمي جِدّا، طَقْسي придържащ се към етикета cerimonioso obřadní, formální förmlich højtidelig; ceremoniel; ifølge protokollen σύμφωνος με τους τύπους ceremonioso tseremoniaalne بسیار مودب و رسمی virallinen cérémonieuxטקסי शिष्टाचारयुक्त ceremoniozan szertartásos resmi formlega kurteis cerimonioso 儀式ばった 의식을 갖춘 ceremoningas izmeklēti pieklājīgs; klīrīgs beradat ceremonieus høytidelig, seremoniell, ifølge protokollen ugrzeczniony دیره مودب cerimonioso cere­monios церемонный obradný pretirano vljuden svečan ceremoniös, omständlig, kruserlig ที่เป็นพิธีการ resmî 講究禮儀的，隆重的 церемонний پر تکلف rất trịnh trọng 有礼貌的，仪式庄重的

ˌcereˈmoniously adverb

deftig, plegtig, statig بِصورَةٍ احْتِفالِيّةٍ رَسْمِيَّةٍ в съответствие с етикета com cerimônia obřadně förmlich højtideligt; ceremonielt σύμφωνα με τους τύπους ceremoniosamente tseremoniaalselt رسماً؛ طی تشریفات virallisesti solennellement בְּטִקסִיוּת शिष्टाचारपूर्वक ukočen szertartásoskodóan khidmat hátíðlega in modo solenne/cerimonioso 礼儀ばって 의례적으로 ceremoningai izmeklēti pieklājīgi; klīrīgi penuh beradat ceremonieus høytidelig, seremonielt ceremonialnie تشریفات com cerimónia (în mod) solemn церемонно obradne spoštljivo svečano ceremoniöst อย่างเป็นพิธีการ resmi bir şekilde, törenle, merasimle 講究禮儀的，隆重的 церемонно پُر تکلف ، پابندِ رسوم một cách trịch trọng 讲究礼节的，仪式庄重地

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ceremony

→ مَرَاسِم obřad ceremoni Zeremonie τελετή ceremonia seremonia cérémonie ceremonija cerimonia 儀式 의식 ceremonie seremoni ceremonia cerimónia, cerimônia церемония ceremoni พิธีการ tören nghi lễ 仪式

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