ceremonial
Noun · AdjectiveUS[ser-uh-moh-nee-uhl]/ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl/5 syllables
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Noun (1)
- a formal event performed on a special occasion“a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor”Synonyms: ceremonyceremonial occasionobservanceType of affair, occasionKinds funeral, wedding, initiation, opening, exercise, pageant, military ceremony, commemoration, potlatch, circumstance +5 more
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Cer′e·mo′ni·al adjective
Origin: L. caerimonialis: cf. F. cérimonial. See Ceremony.
1. Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.
Ceremonial observances and outward show.— Henry Hallam
2. Observant of forms; ceremonious. [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] John Donne
He moves in the dull ceremonial track.— Druden.
Cer′e·mo′ni·al noun
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.
The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court.— William Hickling Prescott
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.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54