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
Synonyms for ceremonial
Antonyms for ceremonial
Examples from the Web for ceremonially
Contemporary Examples of ceremonially
Maj. Gen. M.A.R. West, commanding commonwealth Division, ceremonially dropped the puck in the regimental championship game.
Now, ceremonially she put it down in front of them, on the ground.
Historical Examples of ceremonially
Noa (n-a)--ceremonially free; unrestrained by tabu (p. 126).
Unwritten Literature of HawaiiNathaniel Bright Emerson
“Well indeed,” said Mamba once again, falsely but ceremonially.
The FugitivesR.M. Ballantyne
Yet they are regarded as ceremonially pure, and are often cooks to the zamindars.
Castes and Tribes of Southern IndiaEdgar Thurston
The bride cut it ceremonially, and it was distributed in the usual way.
The RetrospectAda Cambridge
The two next classes wear it and are canonically and ceremonially entitled.
Cultus ArborumAnonymous
ceremonial
- 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
Word Origin and History for ceremonially
ceremonial
c.1400, "belonging to (religious) ritual," also as a noun, "a ceremonial practice," from Late Latin caerimonialis "pertaining to ceremony," from caerimonia (see ceremony). Related: Ceremonially.