ceremonial
of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
used in or in connection with ceremonies: ceremonial robes.
a system of ceremonies, rites, or formalities prescribed for or observed on any particular occasion; a rite.
Roman Catholic Church.
the order for rites and ceremonies.
a book containing it.
formal behavior found at, or appropriate to, a certain occasion: the ceremonial of a state banquet.
Origin of ceremonial
1Other words for ceremonial
Opposites for ceremonial
Other words from ceremonial
- 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
- an·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
Words that may be confused with ceremonial
- ceremonial , ceremonious
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British Dictionary definitions for ceremonial
/ (ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl) /
involving or relating to ceremony or ritual
the observance of formality, esp in etiquette
a plan for formal observances on a particular occasion; ritual
Christianity
the prescribed order of rites and ceremonies
a book containing this
Derived forms of ceremonial
- ceremonialism, noun
- ceremonialist, noun
- ceremonially, adverb
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