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adjective

Ceremonial adj.

Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites. "Ceremonial observances and outward show."

Observant of forms; ceremonious. Note: (In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.) "He moves in the dull ceremonial track."

noun

Ceremonial n.

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."

The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.

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Etymology of 'Ceremonial'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Ceremonial" Quotes from Famous Books

... like devils than Christians. They had sufficient military spirit to make them willing to fight, but not enough to make adequate preparation. The Christianity of that time had devotional but not humanizing power. It carried along faith, obedience to ceremonial, abundant prayers, personal humility; but it had little restraint for passion whether corporal or revengeful. Its hand was powerless to restrain fury or prevent or relieve misery "The knight before the ...

— Peter the Hermit - A Tale of Enthusiasm • Daniel A. Goodsell

... grass was strong in the flaming noontide in Hyde Park when London poured out its scores and scores of thousands to witness the ceremonial which crowned a foolish and disastrous war with a triumph better earned by the valour of the men who fought there than by the statecraft of the other men who sent them into combat. Ragged and lean and bearded, with the soil of the Crimea still upon them, ...

— VC -- A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea • David Christie Murray

... the fatal day arrived; it was the 16th of December. The Imperial family were assembled in ceremonial costume, when the Empress entered in a simple white dress, entirely devoid of ornament; she was pale, but calm, and leaned on the arm of Queen Hortense, who was equally as pale, and much more agitated than her august mother. The Prince de Beauharnais stood beside the Emperor, ...

— The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete • Constant

... ascertained, these petitions were unanimously, almost contemptuously rejected. And to express the contempt of public opinion as powerfully as possible, Agnes was sentenced by the court, reassembled in full pomp, order, and ceremonial costume, to a punishment the severest that the laws allowed—viz. hard labor for ten years. The people raged more than ever; threats public and private were conveyed to the ears of the minister chiefly ...

— Narrative And Miscellaneous Papers • Thomas De Quincey

... very near to porcelain: there was a pottery of a brilliant white, lacking only the glaze which would have made it into porcelain. Patterns were stamped on the surface, often resembling the patterns on bronze articles. This ware was used only for formal, ceremonial purposes. For daily use there was also a perfectly simple ...

— A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.] • Wolfram Eberhard

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