ceremony

nounritual; celebratory observation
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Synonyms for ceremony

noun ritual; celebratory observation

Antonyms for ceremony

neglect

Word Origin & History

late 14c., cerymonye, from Old French ceremonie and directly from Medieval Latin ceremonia, from Latin caerimonia "holiness, sacredness; awe; reverent rite, sacred ceremony," an obscure word, possibly of Etruscan origin, or a reference to the ancient rites performed by the Etruscan pontiffs at Caere, near Rome. Introduced in English by Wyclif.

Example Sentences for ceremony

Then there was the ceremony of the Corn to learn, the prayers and the dances.

I was certainly present at the ceremony, but I have utterly forgotten her name.

The ceremony is gone through for the sake of pleasing a deity.

Peter knew he was experiencing a ceremony of some kind, the significance of which he must learn.

In this ceremony it was known that John Castell had been doomed to play a leading part.

I know that you have double the sum we want in ready money—so I make no ceremony.

I hope I ain't so much of a stranger you've got to stand on ceremony.

There was much pomp and ceremony attached to these knightly exercises.

But this is a question of taste and ceremony, and so is the Windsor Uniform.

The muster was for the ceremony of passing the Government Inspector and the Doctor.

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Antonyms for ceremony

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courtesy

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