ceremony
noun [C or U] (FORMAL ACTS) /ˈser.ɪ.mə.ni/ (formal ceremonial)Definition
B1 (a set of) formal acts, often fixed and traditional, performed on important social or religious occasions: a wedding/graduation ceremonyCeremonies ceremonial /ˌser.ɪˈməʊ.ni.əl/
/-ˈmoʊ-/ adjective › ceremonial occasions/dutiesCeremonies ceremonially /ˌser.ɪˈməʊ.ni.ə.li/
/-ˈmoʊ-/ adverb Ceremonies
/-ˈmoʊ-/ adjective › ceremonial occasions/dutiesCeremonies ceremonially /ˌser.ɪˈməʊ.ni.ə.li/
/-ˈmoʊ-/ adverb Ceremonies (Definition of ceremony noun (FORMAL ACTS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
Browse related topics
You are looking at an entry to do with Ceremonies, but you might be interested in these topics from the Lifestyle topic area:
Browse the Dictionary
Browse the Thesaurus
More Results for “ceremony”
SMART Thesaurus
Synonyms and related words:
- cavalcade noun
- commemorate verb
- commencement noun
- coronation noun
- dedicate verb (BUILDING)
- funeral noun
- induction noun (INTRODUCTION)
- initiate verb (TEACH)
- knight verb
- master of ceremonies noun
- MC noun
- nuptials noun
- officiate verb
- protocol noun (RULES)
- speech day noun
- state occasion noun
- take the salute idiom
- the red carpet noun
- the trooping of the colour idiom
- ticker-tape parade noun
Topic:
Ceremonies
Word of the Day
be under a cloud
to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad
Blog
Read our blog about how the English language behaves.
New Words
Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.
