ceremonial (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *ceremonial*:
ADJECTIVE	all	ceremonial	marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
NOUN	event	ceremonial, ceremony, ceremonial occasion, observance	a formal event performed on a special occasion

ceremonial > pronunciation
Sounds	seh.rahmow'niyahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *ceremonial*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	marked by pomp or ceremony or formality.
Examples	"a ceremonial occasion" "ceremonial garb"
Broader	formal	In accord / accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
Spanish	ceremonial, solemne
Catalan	cerimonial, solemne
Nouns	ceremony	the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
	ceremony	any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
	ceremony, ceremonial	a formal event performed on a special occasion
Adverbs	ceremonially, ritually	in a ceremonial manner

English > *ceremonial*: 2 senses > noun 1, event
Meaning	A formal event performed on a special occasion.
Synonyms	ceremony, ceremonial occasion, observance
Narrower	Maundy	A public ceremony on Maundy Thursday when the monarch distributes Maundy money
	circumstance	formal ceremony about important occasions
	commemoration, memorialization, memorialisation	A ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
	dedication	A ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose
	exercise	(usually plural) a ceremony that involves processions and speeches
	fire walking	The ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers
	formality, formalities	A requirement of etiquette or custom
	funeral, obsequy	A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
	initiation, induction, installation	A formal entry into an organization or position or office
	military ceremony	A formal ceremony performed by military personnel
	opening	A ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
	pageant, pageantry	A rich and spectacular ceremony
	potlatch	A ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)
	wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials, hymeneals	The social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
Broader	affair, occasion, social occasion, function, social function	A vaguely specified social event
Spanish	ceremonial, ceremonia
Catalan	cerimonial, cerimònia
Adjectives	ceremonial	marked by pomp or ceremony or formality

HyperDic: ceremonial