English Explanatory Dictionary

ceremonial

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.
Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.
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.

Pronunciation

/ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/ /ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/ en-us-ceremonial.ogg /ˌseɹɪˈməʉniəl/ /ˌseɹɪˈmɐʉniəl/

Word forms

ceremonial more ceremonial most ceremonial cæremonial ceremonials

Etymology

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

Synonyms

Derived words

anticeremonial ceremonial county ceremonial first pitch ceremonialise ceremonialism ceremonialist ceremonially ceremonial marriage ceremonialness nonceremonial preceremonial semiceremonial unceremonial

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