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Dictionary: cer·e·mo·ni·al   (sĕr'ə-mō'nē-əl) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Of, appropriate to, or characterized by ceremony; formal or ritual.
  2. Involved or used in ceremonies: ceremonial garb.
n.
  1. A set of ceremonies prescribed for an occasion; a ritual.
  2. A ceremony or rite.
ceremonialism cer'e·mo'ni·al·ism n.
ceremonialist cer'e·mo'ni·al·ist n.
ceremonially cer'e·mo'ni·al·ly adv.

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adjective

    Of or characterized by ceremony: ceremonious, formal, liturgical, ritual, ritualistic. See ritual.

noun

    A formal act or set of acts prescribed by ritual: ceremony, liturgy, observance, office, rite, ritual, service. See ritual.

Antonyms: ceremonial
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adj

Definition: ritual, formal
Antonyms: informal, unceremonial


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Of or for a ritual.

pronunciation The ceremonial headdress had many diamonds cascading down the back.

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Common misspelling(s) of ceremonial

  • cerimonial

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - ceremoniel
n. - ceremoniel, ceremoni

Nederlands (Dutch)
ceremonieel, ritueel, plechtig(heid), rituaal

Français (French)
adj. - cérémoniel, de cérémonie, solennel, officiel
n. - cérémonial, rites (religieux)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zeremoniell
adj. - zeremoniell, feierlich

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - εθιμοτυπία, (θρησκ., μτφ.) τυπικό
adj. - (εθιμο)τυπικός, τελετουργικός

Italiano (Italian)
cerimoniale, rituale, cerimonioso, solenne

Português (Portuguese)
n. - cerimonial (m)
adj. - cerimonioso

Русский (Russian)
церемония, обряд, церемониальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - de gala
n. - ceremonial

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ceremoniel
adj. - ceremoniell

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
正式的, 仪式

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 正式的
n. - 儀式

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 의식의
n. - 의식, 전례

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 儀式の, 儀式上の, 公式の, 正式の
n. - 儀式, 式次第

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) حفل أو احتفال رسمي, مراسم (صفه) رسمي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טקסי, רשמי, נוהג‬
n. - ‮סידרת טקסים הנערכים בהזדמנות מסוימת‬


 
 
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