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ceremonial

adj
/ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/UK/ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/CA/ˌseɹɪˈməʉniəl/

Etymology

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

  1. derived from caerimōniālis
  2. inherited from cerymonial

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

    • What mockery will it be / To want the bridegroom when the priest attends / To speak the ceremonial rites of marriage!
    • [T]his change in ceremonial observances and outward show was trifling when compared to that in the objects of worship […]

  2. Used only for the purpose of ceremony

    Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.

  3. Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person

    Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”).

    • Oh monstrous, superstitious puritan, / Of refin’d manners, yet ceremoniall man, […]
    • [W]ith dumb Pride, and a set formal Face, / He moves, in the dull Ceremonial track, […]
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

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

      • Curt’sies, and the usual Ceremonials between Women who are Strangers to each other being past, Sophia said, ‘I have not the Pleasure to know you, Madam.’

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at ceremonial. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at ceremonial. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at ceremonial

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA