ceremonialism

[ser-uh-moh-nee-uhl-iz-uhm]

noun

1. prevalence of, adherence to, or emphasis on ceremony; formalism or ritualism.

Example Sentences

Elaborate ceremonialism linked to “the order and rhythms of the cosmos” is evident in the “beautiful ritual objects, spectacular offerings of religious icons and regalia” found at the sites, the application said.

From Seattle Times

Dench is well supported - the cast includes the marvelous Eddie Izzard, the late Tim Pigott-Smith and the imperious Michael Gambon - and the pomp and highly choreographed English ceremonialism is captured beautifully by director Stephen Frears, who knows a thing or two about royalty, having directed Helen Mirren in “The Queen.”

From Washington Times

But the Greeks, even in the regard which they paid to auguries and oracles, were influenced, for the most part, by their lively imagination; while the Romans, from the earliest to the latest eras of their history, in all their relations to the supernatural world, adhered to a scrupulous and unimaginative ceremonialism.

From Project Gutenberg

The more the churches receive, the more property they accumulate, heedless of the stern warning of Isaiah, the iconoclastic Hebrew reformer, who, according to tradition, was sawn asunder for offending the priests and the king by the heretical doctrine that Jehovah "would have mercy and not sacrifice" and preferred social justice to religious ceremonialism.

From Project Gutenberg

He knew nothing of the intricate ceremonialism of the caste Hindus.

From Project Gutenberg