Sekirov Dictionary

ceremonial

UK /ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/US /ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

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Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.
- What mockery will it be / To want the bridegroom when the priest attends / To speak the ceremonial rites of marriage! — 1590
Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.
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(no longer used) Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”).
- Oh monstrous, superstitious puritan, / Of refin’d manners, yet ceremoniall man, […] — 1593

noun1

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A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.
- Curt’sies, and the usual Ceremonials between Women who are Strangers to each other being past, Sophia said, ‘I have not the Pleasure to know you, Madam.’ — 1749

forms

ceremonials · more ceremonial · most ceremonial

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