Thesaurus / ceremonious

ceremonious

How to use ceremonious in a sentence

When I arrived back in Atlanta, where I live, the sand gathered underneath my feet on my car mat felt like a ceremonious parting gift.

I thought it would be so fun and a ceremonious moment of everyone reuniting, but barely anyone is going in because everything is still weird.

Levee: a ceremonious visit received by a distinguished person in the morning.

Never, in paying a ceremonious call, stay more than twenty minutes, or less than ten.

Lady Hartledon was not to be thwarted on all points, and she insisted on a ceremonious christening.

ELSTER'S FOLLYMRS. HENRY WOOD

The form is proper upon such occasions, but should be used only in the most ceremonious correspondence.

The cards made way for the supper, a meal almost as ceremonious, and quite as constant, as the dinner.

He obeyed, and the whole thing looked mighty formal and ceremonious from the breakfast-room.

Jean wiped his mouth, received the caress and made a ceremonious bow to show that he was duly grateful for the honor.

They rejected with contempt the ceremonious homage which other sects substituted for the pure worship of the soul.

SYNONYM OF THE DAY

OCTOBER 26, 1985