ceremony

Meaning

  1. (countable, uncountable) A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
  2. (countable, uncountable) An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
  3. (uncountable) A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.
  4. (uncountable) Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.
  5. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An accessory or object associated with a ritual.
  6. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) An omen or portent.

Synonyms

rite
C2
ritual
C1
ceremonial
C2
formality
C2
celebration
B2
🎉
observance
custom
C1
function
B2
festivity
etiquette
C2
rites
C2
service
A2
festival
B2
feast
B2
practice
B1
courtesy
C1
manner
B2
protocol
C1
ceremoniousness
solemnity
state
A2
totem
C2
party
A1
🥳

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pomp
25k

ceremonial occasion

propriety

matter
A1
modality
notableness
nuptials
32k
occasion
B2
ordinance
C2
politeness
26k
present
A2
procedure
B2
proceedings
C2
punctuality
24k
punctualness
respect
A2
rituals
C2
rule
B1

social gathering

song
A2
🎶
tradition
B2
wedding
A2
💒
worship
C1

law code

employment
C1
exercises
C1
Translations

cérémonie
ceremonia
Zeremonie
cerimonia
cerimônia
ceremonie
plechtigheid

τελετή

tören
cerimònia
merasim
cerimónia
Feierlichkeit
Feier
🎉
Frequency

B2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsɛɹ.ɪ.mə.ni/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
cerymonye
In summary

From Middle English cerymonye, from Latin caerimonia or caeremonia, later often cerimonia (“sacredness, reverence, a sacred rite”).

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