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ceremony
[ ser-uh-moh-nee ]
noun
- the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion:
the coronation ceremony.
- a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite:
a marriage ceremony.
- formal observances or gestures collectively; ceremonial observances:
The breathless messenger had no time for ceremony.
- any formal act or observance, especially a meaningless one:
His low bow was mere ceremony.
- a gesture or act of politeness or civility:
the ceremony of a handshake.
- strict adherence to conventional forms; formality:
to leave a room without ceremony.
ceremony
/ ˈɛɪəɪ /
noun
- a formal act or ritual, often set by custom or tradition, performed in observation of an event or anniversary
a ceremony commemorating Shakespeare's birth
- a religious rite or series of rites
- a courteous gesture or act
the ceremony of toasting the Queen
- ceremonial observances or gestures collectively
the ceremony of a monarchy
- stand on ceremonyto insist on or act with excessive formality
- without ceremonyin a casual or informal manner
Other Word Forms
- ··n noun plural preceremonies
Word History and Origins
Origin of ceremony1
Word History and Origins
Origin of ceremony1
Idioms and Phrases
- stand on ceremony, to behave in a formal or ceremonious manner.
More idioms and phrases containing ceremony
see stand on (ceremony) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Earlier this year he was removed from the European Parliament for disrupting a Holocaust memorial ceremony.
The Panthers retired Johnson's number 47 jersey following a ceremony before their game with Fife Flyers in December 2024.
Should Carney decide to reshuffle his Cabinet, there will be a ceremony with the governor general, but until then, the ministers stay in their posts.
The winner will be announced on Thursday 26 June at a ceremony at the Museum of Liverpool, marking the first time the event has ever been held outside of the UK capital.
The human remains were repatriated in an emotional ceremony held at the Ulster Museum in Belfast, attended by representatives from Hawaii.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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