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

ritual

ceremonial

formality

celebration

🎉

observance

custom

function

festivity

etiquette

rites

service

festival

feast

practice

courtesy

manner

protocol

ceremoniousness

solemnity

state

totem

party

🥳

get a haircut

pomp

ceremonial occasion

propriety

matter

modality

notableness

nuptials

occasion

ordinance

politeness

present

procedure

proceedings

punctuality

punctualness

respect

rituals

rule

social gathering

song

🎶

tradition

wedding

💒

worship

law code

employment

exercises

formal procedure

formula tradition

deservance

hymeneals

action

solemness

actions

activity

affair

business

case

celebrity

civility

commemoration

conventionality

crackdown

dreaming

duty

event

exercise

form

formalities

gift

🎁

habit

hold

holiday

honor

honors

honours

liturgy

manners

marriage

💍

Translations

cérémonie

ceremonia

Zeremonie

ceremonie

plechtigheid

tören

merasim

Feierlichkeit

Feier

🎉

Ritual

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”).

Sentences

No compliments , pray Without ceremony , Without the organ , Without repetition .