ceremonial

Noun · Adjective
Synonyms: ceremonyceremonial occasionobservance

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. a formal event performed on a special occasion“a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor”Synonyms: ceremonyceremonial occasionobservance

Adjective (1)

  1. marked by pomp or ceremony or formality“a ceremonial occasion”“ceremonial garb”
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ceremonial \Cer`e*mo"ni*al\, n.

1.A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form. [1913 Webster]

The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court.— Prescott.[1913 Webster]

2.The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions. [1913 Webster]

Ceremonial \Cer`e*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. caerimonialis: cf. F. c['e]rimonial. See Ceremony.]

1.Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites. [1913 Webster]

Ceremonial observances and outward show.— Hallam.[1913 Webster]

2.Observant of forms; ceremonious.

Note: [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] --Donne. [1913 Webster]

He moves in the dull ceremonial track.— Druden.[1913 Webster]
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