ceremonial

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.
2. Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.
3. (obsolete) Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”).

Noun

A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.

Synonyms

ritual

formal

ceremony

ceremonious

solemn

rite

conventional

ritualistic

ceremonial occasion

celebration

🎉

observance

festive

state

gala

sacrament

sacrificial

solemnity

starched

stately

typical

for form’s sake

holy observance

perfunctory

authoritative

custom

dignified

exercise

in form

ministerial

modal

notable

official

appropriate

prim

pro forma

sacral

Translations

cerimoniale

ceremonial

solemne

cérémonial

solenne

törensel

merasim

tören

ceremonia

zeremoniell

cerimonial

cérémonie

rito

ceremonieel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: cerymonial

In summary

From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al or -ial.