ceremonial
[ ser-uh-moh-nee-uhl ]
/ ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əl /
adjective
of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
used in or in connection with ceremonies: ceremonial robes.
noun
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
1
informal.
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Example sentences from the Web for ceremonialist
Papist and sceptic, mystic and ceremonialist, latitudinarian and Presbyterian, all were hostile.
History of the English People, Volume VI (of 8) |John Richard Green
British Dictionary definitions for ceremonialist
ceremonial
/ (ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl) /
adjective
involving or relating to ceremony or ritual
noun
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