ceremony
21ceremony — noun (plural nies) Etymology: Middle English ceremonie, from Middle French ceremonie, from Latin caerimonia Date: 14th century 1. a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention < the marriage ceremony > …
22ceremony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. ritual, formality, punctilio, protocol; form, observance, rite, sacrament, function. See ostentation. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A public event] Syn. function, commemoration, services; see celebration 1 …
23ceremony — n. (pl. ies) 1 a formal religious or public occasion, esp. celebrating a particular event or anniversary. 2 formalities, esp. of an empty or ritualistic kind (ceremony of exchanging compliments). 3 excessively polite behaviour (bowed low with… …
24ceremony — noun (plural ceremonies) 1》 a formal religious or public occasion, typically celebrating a particular event or achievement. ↘an act or series of acts performed according to a traditional or prescribed form. 2》 the ritual procedures observed… …
25ceremony*/ — [ˈserəməni] noun 1) [C] a formal public event with special traditions, actions, or words a ceremony to honour those who died in the war[/ex] an awards ceremony[/ex] 2) [U] the formal traditions, actions, and words used for celebrating a public or …
26ceremony — cer•e•mo•ny [[t]ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ ni[/t]] n. pl. nies 1) the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion 2) a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony[/ex] 3) any formal act, esp. one …
27ceremony — noun 1) a wedding ceremony Syn: ritual, rite, ceremonial, observance; service, sacrament, liturgy, worship, celebration 2) the new queen was proclaimed with due ceremony Syn: pomp, protocol …
28ceremony — noun 1) a wedding ceremony Syn: rite, ritual, observance, service, event, function, formality 2) the new Queen was proclaimed with due ceremony Syn: pomp, protocol, formalities, nic …
29ceremony — /ˈsɛrəməni / (say seruhmuhnee), Originally US / moʊni/ (say mohnee) noun (plural ceremonies) 1. the formalities observed on some solemn or important public or state occasion. 2. a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite. 3. any… …
30ceremony — See: STAND ON CEREMONY …
