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ceremonious

[ser-uh-moh-nee-uhs] / ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əs /


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During a ceremonious Mass, papal envoy Cardinal Marcello Semeraro read out the Latin formula of the beatification of the Ulma family signed last month by Pope Francis.

From Washington Times Sep. 10, 2023

Thirty-five years later the world's five-billionth baby is trying to forget his ceremonious entry into the world.

From BBC Nov. 14, 2022

Punishments in such cases should be harsher too, rather than ceremonious or possessed of little or no punitive value.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2022

There was something so ceremonious and tender about the way Soto, dancing for the first time in New York since 2015, walked onto the stage.

From New York Times Mar. 17, 2022

An officer in a field uniform, ruddy-faced, with very thick glasses and ceremonious manners, signaled to the sentries to withdraw.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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