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Webster 1913 Edition
Ceremonial
1.
Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.
Ceremonial
observances and outward show. Hallam.
2.
Observant of forms; ceremonious.
[In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.]
Donne.
He moves in the dull
ceremonial
track. Druden.
Cerˊe-mo′ni-al
,Noun.
1.
A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form.
The gorgeous
ceremonial
of the Burgundian court. Prescott.
2.
The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
Webster 1828 Edition
Ceremonial
CEREMONIAL
,Adj.
1.
Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites; as ceremonial exactness. It is particularly applied to the forms and rites of the Jewish religion; as the ceremonial law or worship, as distinguished from the moral and judicial law.2.
Formal; observant of old forms; exact; precise in manners.[In this sense, ceremonious is now used.]
CEREMONIAL
,Noun.
1.
Outward form; external rite, or established forms or rites, including all the forms prescribed; a system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law or established by custom, whether in religious worship, in social intercourse, or in the courts of princes.2.
The order for rites and forms in the Romish church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.Definition 2024
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See also: cérémonial
English
Alternative forms
- cæremonial (archaic)
Adjective
ceremonial (comparative more ceremonial, superlative most ceremonial)
- Of, relating to, or used in a ceremony; ritual or formal.
- Hallam
- Ceremonial observances and outward show.
- Hallam
- (archaic) Observant of forms; ceremonious.
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- Dryden
- He moves in the dull ceremonial track.
Translations
of, relating to, or used in a ceremony
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Noun
ceremonial (plural ceremonials)
- A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.
Translations
a ceremony, or series of ceremonies
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