Ceremony
['serɪmənɪ] or ['sɛrə'moni]
Definition
(noun.) any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; 'the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine'; 'he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball'; 'he disposed of it without ceremony'.
(noun.) the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; 'an inaugural ceremony'.
(noun.) a formal event performed on a special occasion; 'a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor'.
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Definition
(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.
(n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
(n.) A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
(n.) A sign or prodigy; a portent.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Rite, form, formality, ceremonial, solemnity, observance.[2]. Parade, pomp, show, stateliness.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Display, pageant, solemnity, rite, formality
ANT:[See FASHION]
Editor: Stephen
Definition
n. a sacred rite: the outward form religious or otherwise: any empty form without inwardness: pomp or state; a portent or omen.—adj. Ceremō′nial relating to ceremony.—n. outward form: a system of ceremonies.—n. Ceremō′nialism adherence to outward form.—adv. Ceremō′nially.—adj. Ceremō′nious full of ceremony: particular in observing forms: precise.—adv. Ceremō′niously.—n. Ceremōniousness.—Master of ceremonies the person who directs the form and order of the ceremonies to be observed on some public occasion.
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Examples
- Like his father, he hated ceremony. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- And how do people perform that ceremony of parting, Jane? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- And,' said Mrs. Micawber, 'though it is possible I may be mistaken in my view of the ceremony, I never will! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The ceremony was in honour of the god of the Moon; and it was to be held at night. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- The attic was no pleasant place: I believe he did not know how unpleasant it was, or he never would have locked me in with so little ceremony. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- He was punctilious in the exaction of this ceremony. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Peggotty is ready to go to church, intending to behold the ceremony from the gallery. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He was escorted into the city with great pomp and ceremony. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That's more than any of your Lords will give, I'LL warrant, he said and refused to attend at the ceremony. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They are to be married at Limmeridge Church, and thank Heaven, not one of the neighbours is to be invited to the ceremony. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Worse, if possible, than ceremony was the other extreme of slipshod familiarity. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- As to sleep, I had dreams of poverty in all sorts of shapes, but I seemed to dream without the previous ceremony of going to sleep. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- When he came, my aunt performed the ceremony of introduction. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I put a request without further ceremony. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- This lady received the visitors with a mixture of ceremony and diffidence quite English. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Beg your pardon, sir, but this here officer o' yourn in the gambooge tops, 'ull never earn a decent livin' as a master o' the ceremonies any vere. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Now mind you go to bed, dear, he said, kissing her tenderly; no more magical ceremonies to-night. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The magicians usually believed more or less in their own magic, the priests in their ceremonies, the chiefs in their right. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- These were the ceremonies with which he received the collegians. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- It had no rites and ceremonies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- We might be seeing it all this spring--even the Easter ceremonies at Seville, he urged, exaggerating his demands in the hope of a larger concession. Edith Wharton. The Age of Innocence.
- My head was as red as a lobster; but, in other respects, I was as nicely dressed for the ceremonies of the evening as a man need be. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- No less a person, I assure you,' said the Master of the Ceremonies. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The ceremonies of the Roman Catholic religion may be considered as experiments of the same nature. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- Who would I prefer for mistress of the ceremonies? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- The former Protector tendered him the oaths, and presented him with the insignia of office, performing the ceremonies of installation. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The ceremonies which follow later are but meaningless formalities. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- They, too, had been summoned from school to attend the funeral ceremonies. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- They spread far and wide throughout the world, but we know very little of their ideas or their ceremonies and methods during that time. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The ceremonies at my departure were too many to trouble the reader with at this time. Jonathan Swift. Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World.
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