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ceremony
[ ser-uh-moh-nee ]
noun
- the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion:
the coronation ceremony.
- a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite:
a marriage ceremony.
- formal observances or gestures collectively; ceremonial observances:
The breathless messenger had no time for ceremony.
- any formal act or observance, especially a meaningless one:
His low bow was mere ceremony.
- a gesture or act of politeness or civility:
the ceremony of a handshake.
- strict adherence to conventional forms; formality:
to leave a room without ceremony.
ceremony
/ ˈɛɪəɪ /
noun
- a formal act or ritual, often set by custom or tradition, performed in observation of an event or anniversary
a ceremony commemorating Shakespeare's birth
- a religious rite or series of rites
- a courteous gesture or act
the ceremony of toasting the Queen
- ceremonial observances or gestures collectively
the ceremony of a monarchy
- stand on ceremonyto insist on or act with excessive formality
- without ceremonyin a casual or informal manner
Other 51Թ Forms
- ··n noun plural preceremonies
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ceremony1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ceremony1
Idioms and Phrases
- stand on ceremony, to behave in a formal or ceremonious manner.
More idioms and phrases containing ceremony
see stand on (ceremony) .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
They were seen together in public beginning in 2023 and attended former quarterback Tom Brady’s Patriots Hall of Fame induction ceremony in June.
Dion returned to live performance for the first time since revealing the condition at the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, where she sang on the Eiffel Tower.
At a ceremony marking the start of the bridge's construction, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said the bridge was "far beyond just an engineering task".
The skulls were repatriated in a traditional Ainu ceremony at the university.
Processing the pictures, from coating the plate to presenting the developing image, can feel a bit like a ceremony.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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