ceremonialadj.n.

/sɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl/

Forms: Middle English cerimonial, cerimonyal, cerymonial, ( sermonyal), Middle English ceremonyalle, cerymonyal, Middle English–1600s ceremoniall, 1500s ceremonyall, cerimoniall, Middle English– ceremonial.

Etymology: < Latin caerimōniālis (3rd cent.), < caerimōnia : see -al suffix¹. So modern French cérémonial (16th cent. in Littré).

A. adj.

a. Relating to, consisting of, or characterized by ceremonies; of the nature of a ceremony or rite; ritual; formal.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [adjective]

solemna1340

ceremonial138.

solemnyc1420

solemned1423

solenc1460

solemnel?1473

solemnly1482

ceremonious1555

ritual1570

rituous1604

ceremonicala1627

liturgical1641

liturgic1656

Levitical1670

hierurgical1725

sacral1882

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective]

ceremonial138.

ceremonious1555

ceremonicala1627

complementary1628

complemental1637

complimental1686

Winterhalter1913

138. J. Wyclif Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 57 Kepyng of þe Sabot was sumwhat a comandement and sumwhat cerymonial, to figure þat Christ shuld reste in þe tombe al þe satirdai.

1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 392/1 To accomplysshe the commaundementes ceremonyalles of the feythe.

1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Aviii A vayne supersticyous ceremonyall Masse.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. ii. 6 The ceremoniall rites of marriage.

1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 259 A Curate, that will keepe the Ceremonial Law.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 106 Speaking certain old ceremonial words.

a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1876) 4th Ser. xix. 248 The ceremonial law, which constrains life by customs.

1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xxvi. 316 The head lama..in his most imposing ceremonial costume.

b. Relating to or involving the formalities of social intercourse.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > relating to or involving social formalities

ceremonialc1550

ceremonious1597

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper > relating to or involving social formalities

ceremonialc1550

ceremonious1597

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 114 Ther vas no ceremonial reuerens nor stait, quha suld pas befor or behynd.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 1 (1753) I Such ceremonial Modes of Entrance.

1872 W. H. Dixon W. Penn (rev. ed.) xxiv. 214 Laying on one side all ceremonial manners.

†2. Of persons: Addicted to ceremony or ritual; precise in observance of forms of politeness; formal, ceremonious. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper

nicec1387

formal?1518

point-devicea1529

ceremonious1553

ceremonial1579

squarec1590

square-toeda1797

wiggy1817

nicey1859

uptight1969

1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 550 A ceremoniall and superstitious man.

1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 152 Very magnificall and ceremoniall in his outward comportement.

1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 55 They quote Ambrose, Augustin, and some other ceremonial doctors.

B. n.

†1. A ceremonial commandment or ordinance.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun]

with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290

ceremonialc1380

circumstancec1386

celebrityc1425

pomposity?a1475

solemness1530

state1599

fashionableness1608

ceremoniality1623

decorum1638

setness1642

formality1666

ceremonialnessa1680

formalness1684

gravity1689

solemn1706

ceremony1759

panjandrum1860

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [noun]

ceremonialc1380

rubrica1400

rubrishc1405

ordinarya1513

cautel1541

c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 285 Sermonyalis of þe oolde lawe.

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Prol. ii The old testament is departid..in to moral comaundementis, iudicials, and cerimonyals.

c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 526 God ordeyned the cerymonyalis and the iudicialis so manye to the Iewis.

1621 R. Johnson Way to Glory 35 If, then, tythes be neither ceremonials nor judicials, they must needes be morals.

2. A prescribed system of ceremonies; a series of rites or formalities observed on any occasion; a ritual. rarely, A rite or ceremony.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [noun] > instance or form of

churchOE

servicelOE

rightlOE

observancea1250

officec1300

preachingc1350

ritec1350

ceremonyc1380

usea1382

prayerc1384

form1399

ordinancea1400

ordera1425

worship?a1425

worshippingc1443

common prayer1493

common servicea1500

ordinarya1513

celebrity1534

church servicea1555

religious exercise1560

function1564

agend1581

church office1581

liturgy1593

Common Prayer service1648

ritualities1648

ceremonial1672

hierurgy1678

occasion1761

religiosities1834

cursus1865

joss-pidgin1886

worship service1929

the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun] > prescribed system of

ceremonial1672

1672–9 W. Temple Mem. ii I remember no other points of the ceremonial, that seem to have been established by the course of this assembly.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 78. ⁋6 To adjust the ceremonial of death.

1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. x. 214 The ceremonial prescribed in the Anglican service.

1840 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Regeneration 150 The use of water is not a mere empty ceremonial.

1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lix. 308 No ceremonial could be at once more useless and more mischievous.

3. A usage of formal courtesy or politeness; the observance of conventional forms in social intercourse; = ceremony n. 2, 3.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > strict decorum

formc1405

galancie1581

ceremoniousness1583

punctilio1596

formality1599

ceremony1603

punctuality1618

punctillea1648

complementalness1657

formalness1684

punctiliousness1685

nicety1693

ceremonial1749

square-toedness1846

punctiliosity1859

uptightness1969

the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > ceremonious

ceremonyc1386

complement1578

complemento1582

formality1603

accompliment1613

compliment1655

ceremonial1749

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. viii. 65 The two Ladies..after very short previous Ceremonials, fell to Business.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 65 Maintaining a ceremonial, more stiff, formal, and oppressive, than the etiquette of a German elector.

1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. ii. 69 We do not hear a great deal respecting mere ceremonial among the Olympian divinities.

†4. A robe or garment worn on some ceremonial occasion; = ceremony n. 4. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > official or ceremonial > article of

ceremonialc1610

c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 122 The ceremony [the installation of Lord Robert Dudley as Earl of Leicester] took place at Westminster, herself [Elizabeth] helping to put on his ceremonial.

5. Roman Catholic Church. The order for rites and ceremonies, or a book containing this.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > book (general) > service book (general) > [noun] > for ceremonies

ceremoniary1567

ritual1604

ceremonial1612

society > faith > artefacts > book (general) > service book (general) > [noun] > for ceremonies > order in

ceremonial1612

1612 E. Grimeston tr. P. Matthieu Heroyk Life Henry IV i. 31 This is a History, not a Ceremoniall.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The Roman ceremonial was first published by the bishop of Corcyra in 1516.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ceremonial
释义	ceremonialadj.n. /sɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl/ Forms: Middle English cerimonial, cerimonyal, cerymonial, ( sermonyal), Middle English ceremonyalle, cerymonyal, Middle English–1600s ceremoniall, 1500s ceremonyall, cerimoniall, Middle English– ceremonial. Etymology: < Latin caerimōniālis (3rd cent.), < caerimōnia : see -al suffix¹. So modern French cérémonial (16th cent. in Littré). A. adj. 1. a. Relating to, consisting of, or characterized by ceremonies; of the nature of a ceremony or rite; ritual; formal. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [adjective] solemna1340 ceremonial138. solemnyc1420 solemned1423 solenc1460 solemnel?1473 solemnly1482 ceremonious1555 ritual1570 rituous1604 ceremonicala1627 liturgical1641 liturgic1656 Levitical1670 hierurgical1725 sacral1882 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] ceremonial138. ceremonious1555 ceremonicala1627 complementary1628 complemental1637 complimental1686 Winterhalter1913 138. J. Wyclif Serm. in Sel. Wks. II. 57 Kepyng of þe Sabot was sumwhat a comandement and sumwhat cerymonial, to figure þat Christ shuld reste in þe tombe al þe satirdai. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 392/1 To accomplysshe the commaundementes ceremonyalles of the feythe. 1542 H. Brinkelow Lamentacion sig. Aviii A vayne supersticyous ceremonyall Masse. a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. ii. 6 The ceremoniall rites of marriage. View more context for this quotation 1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation v. 259 A Curate, that will keepe the Ceremonial Law. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 106 Speaking certain old ceremonial words. a1853 F. W. Robertson Serm. (1876) 4th Ser. xix. 248 The ceremonial law, which constrains life by customs. 1883 J. Gilmour Among Mongols xxvi. 316 The head lama..in his most imposing ceremonial costume. b. Relating to or involving the formalities of social intercourse. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [adjective] > relating to or involving social formalities ceremonialc1550 ceremonious1597 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper > relating to or involving social formalities ceremonialc1550 ceremonious1597 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 114 Ther vas no ceremonial reuerens nor stait, quha suld pas befor or behynd. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 1 (1753) I Such ceremonial Modes of Entrance. 1872 W. H. Dixon W. Penn (rev. ed.) xxiv. 214 Laying on one side all ceremonial manners. †2. Of persons: Addicted to ceremony or ritual; precise in observance of forms of politeness; formal, ceremonious. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [adjective] > seemly or proper > strictly proper nicec1387 formal?1518 point-devicea1529 ceremonious1553 ceremonial1579 squarec1590 square-toeda1797 wiggy1817 nicey1859 uptight1969 1579 W. Fulke Confut. Treat. N. Sander in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 550 A ceremoniall and superstitious man. 1599 E. Sandys Europæ Speculum (1632) 152 Very magnificall and ceremoniall in his outward comportement. 1659 J. Milton Considerations touching Hirelings 55 They quote Ambrose, Augustin, and some other ceremonial doctors. B. n. †1. A ceremonial commandment or ordinance. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun] with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290 ceremonialc1380 circumstancec1386 celebrityc1425 pomposity?a1475 solemness1530 state1599 fashionableness1608 ceremoniality1623 decorum1638 setness1642 formality1666 ceremonialnessa1680 formalness1684 gravity1689 solemn1706 ceremony1759 panjandrum1860 society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > rule, rubric > [noun] ceremonialc1380 rubrica1400 rubrishc1405 ordinarya1513 cautel1541 c1380 J. Wyclif Wks. (1880) 285 Sermonyalis of þe oolde lawe. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Prol. ii The old testament is departid..in to moral comaundementis, iudicials, and cerimonyals. c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 526 God ordeyned the cerymonyalis and the iudicialis so manye to the Iewis. 1621 R. Johnson Way to Glory 35 If, then, tythes be neither ceremonials nor judicials, they must needes be morals. 2. A prescribed system of ceremonies; a series of rites or formalities observed on any occasion; a ritual. rarely, A rite or ceremony. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [noun] > instance or form of churchOE servicelOE rightlOE observancea1250 officec1300 preachingc1350 ritec1350 ceremonyc1380 usea1382 prayerc1384 form1399 ordinancea1400 ordera1425 worship?a1425 worshippingc1443 common prayer1493 common servicea1500 ordinarya1513 celebrity1534 church servicea1555 religious exercise1560 function1564 agend1581 church office1581 liturgy1593 Common Prayer service1648 ritualities1648 ceremonial1672 hierurgy1678 occasion1761 religiosities1834 cursus1865 joss-pidgin1886 worship service1929 the mind > emotion > pride > ostentation > ceremony or formality > [noun] > prescribed system of ceremonial1672 1672–9 W. Temple Mem. ii I remember no other points of the ceremonial, that seem to have been established by the course of this assembly. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 78. ⁋6 To adjust the ceremonial of death. 1830 I. D'Israeli Comm. Life Charles I III. x. 214 The ceremonial prescribed in the Anglican service. 1840 G. S. Faber Primitive Doctr. Regeneration 150 The use of water is not a mere empty ceremonial. 1880 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times IV. lix. 308 No ceremonial could be at once more useless and more mischievous. 3. A usage of formal courtesy or politeness; the observance of conventional forms in social intercourse; = ceremony n. 2, 3. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > [noun] > seemly behaviour or propriety > strict decorum formc1405 galancie1581 ceremoniousness1583 punctilio1596 formality1599 ceremony1603 punctuality1618 punctillea1648 complementalness1657 formalness1684 punctiliousness1685 nicety1693 ceremonial1749 square-toedness1846 punctiliosity1859 uptightness1969 the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > courteous act or expression > [noun] > ceremonious ceremonyc1386 complement1578 complemento1582 formality1603 accompliment1613 compliment1655 ceremonial1749 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones VI. xvi. viii. 65 The two Ladies..after very short previous Ceremonials, fell to Business. View more context for this quotation 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 65 Maintaining a ceremonial, more stiff, formal, and oppressive, than the etiquette of a German elector. 1858 W. E. Gladstone Stud. Homer II. ii. 69 We do not hear a great deal respecting mere ceremonial among the Olympian divinities. †4. A robe or garment worn on some ceremonial occasion; = ceremony n. 4. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > official or ceremonial > article of ceremonialc1610 c1610 J. Melville Mem. Own Life (1827) 122 The ceremony [the installation of Lord Robert Dudley as Earl of Leicester] took place at Westminster, herself [Elizabeth] helping to put on his ceremonial. 5. Roman Catholic Church. The order for rites and ceremonies, or a book containing this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > book (general) > service book (general) > [noun] > for ceremonies ceremoniary1567 ritual1604 ceremonial1612 society > faith > artefacts > book (general) > service book (general) > [noun] > for ceremonies > order in ceremonial1612 1612 E. Grimeston tr. P. Matthieu Heroyk Life Henry IV i. 31 This is a History, not a Ceremoniall. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. The Roman ceremonial was first published by the bishop of Corcyra in 1516. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.138.
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