ceremonial
pronunciation
How to pronounce ceremonial in British English:
UK [ˌserɪˈməʊniəl]
How to pronounce ceremonial in American English:
US [ˌserɪˈmoʊniəl]
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- Noun:
- a formal event performed on a special occasion
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- Adjective:
- marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
Word Origin
- ceremonial (adj.)
- c. 1400, "belonging to (religious) ritual," also as a noun, "a ceremonial practice," from Late Latin caerimonialis "pertaining to ceremony," from caerimonia (see ceremony). Related: Ceremonially.
Example
- 1. They exercise little , if any power beyond ceremonial .
- 2. Festive floats parade down local streets accompanying the body to a burning ground , where it is transferred into a ceremonial bull receptacle and set alight .
- 3. A public holiday , this will be the first moment for the french to see their president-elect in a ceremonial role .
- 4. His elaborate costume , donned for a ceremonial welcoming dance called the sing-sing , also includes a dramatic wig of human hair .
- 5. The german presidency is a largely ceremonial post .