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adjective
1.
of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
2.
used in or in connection with ceremonies: ceremonial robes.
noun
3.
a system of ceremonies, rites, or formalities prescribed for or observed on any particular occasion; a rite.
4.
5.
formal behavior found at, or appropriate to, a certain occasion: the ceremonial of a state banquet.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin cēremōniālis, Late Latin caerimōniālis. See ceremony, -al1
1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin cēremōniālis, Late Latin caerimōniālis. See ceremony, -al1
Related forms
cer·e·mo·ni·al·ism, noun
cer·e·mo·ni·al·ist, noun
cer·e·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
an·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·al, adjective
an·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
EXPANDan·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·al·ism, noun
an·ti·cer·e·mo·ni·al·ist, noun, adjective
non·cer·e·mo·ni·al, adjective
non·cer·e·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
pre·cer·e·mo·ni·al, adjective
un·cer·e·mo·ni·al, adjective
un·cer·e·mo·ni·al·ly, adverb
COLLAPSESynonyms
1. solemn, conventional, ceremonious. 3. ritual, liturgy.
1. solemn, conventional, ceremonious. 3. ritual, liturgy.
Antonyms
1. informal.
1. informal.
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ceremonial
the performance of ceremonial acts prescribed by tradition or by sacerdotal decree. Ritual is a specific, observable mode of behaviour exhibited by all known societies. It is thus possible to view ritual as a way of defining or describing humans.
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