Feminine

Zeremonie

Synonyms

Förmlichkeit

Höflichkeitsgeste

Zeremoniell

gottesdienstliches Brauchtum

wiederkehrende Handlung

feierliche Handlung

religiöses Fest

rituelle Handlung

feierlicher Akt

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/tseʁemoˈniː/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German cerimōnie, from Medieval Latin ceremonia, from classical caeremōnia. At first only in ecclesiastical context, broader use since ca. 1600 after French cérémonie, which also causes the now predominant final stress.

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