Ceremonial(a.) Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.
Ceremonial(a.) Observant of forms; ceremonious. [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.]
Ceremonial(n.) A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form.
Ceremonial(n.) The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
Ceremonialism(n.) Adherence to external rites; fondness for ceremony.
Ceremonially(adv.) According to rites and ceremonies; as, a person ceremonially unclean.
Ceremonialness(n.) Quality of being ceremonial.
Ceremonies(pl. ) of Ceremony
Ceremonious(a.) Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]
Ceremonious(a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
Ceremoniously(adv.) In a ceremonious way.
Ceremoniousness(n.) The quality, or practice, of being ceremonious.
Ceremony(n.) Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.
Ceremony(n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
Ceremony(n.) A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
Ceremony(n.) A sign or prodigy; a portent.
Words within ceremonials