Ceremonial

Quick meaning: Ceremonial is an adjective meaning Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

Meaning

Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

More Meanings

1. Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.
2. A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.
3. (obsolete) Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”).

Example Sentences

Oh monstrous, superstitious puritan, / Of refin’d manners, yet ceremoniall man, […]

[W]ith dumb Pride, and a set formal Face, / He moves, in the dull Ceremonial track, […]

Philomena Guinea's black Cadillac eased through the tight, five o'clock traffic like a ceremonial car.

What mockery will it be / To want the bridegroom when the priest attends / To speak the ceremonial rites of marriage!

Word Forms

• ceremonials

Synonyms for ceremonial

Depending on context, synonyms include ceremonious, formal, ritual, ritualistic, nominal, solemn.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ceremony, solemn, formal, observance, ritual, traditional.

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