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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cer•e•mo•ni•al /ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəl/USA pronunciation adj. - of, relating to, or characterized by ceremony;
formal: a ceremonial occasion.
n. - Religion
- [countable] a ceremonial act or the order in which acts are done:The ceremonials include hymns.
- [uncountable] a system of formal acts performed in a ceremony:A prince is crowned by strict ceremonial.
cer•e•mo•ni•al•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cer•e•mo•ni•al (ser′ə mō′nē əl),USA pronunciation adj. - of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony;
formal;
ritual:a ceremonial occasion. - used in or in connection with ceremonies:ceremonial robes.
n. - Religiona system of ceremonies, rites, or formalities prescribed for or observed on any particular occasion;
a rite. - Religion[Rom. Cath. Ch.]
- 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.
- Medieval Latin cēremōniālis, Late Latin caerimōniālis. See ceremony, -al1
- Middle English 1350–1400
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged solemn, conventional, ceremonious.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ritual, liturgy.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged informal.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ceremonial /ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl/ adj - involving or relating to ceremony or ritual
n - the observance of formality, esp in etiquette
- a plan for formal observances on a particular occasion; ritual
- the prescribed order of rites and ceremonies
- a book containing this
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