[
US
/ˈsɛɹəˌmoʊni/
]
[ UK /sˈɛɹɪməni/ ]
[ UK /sˈɛɹɪməni/ ]
NOUN
-
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
he disposed of it without ceremony
the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine -
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
an inaugural ceremony -
a formal event performed on a special occasion
a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
How To Use ceremony In A Sentence
- Named Tecumseh after the Shawnee leader, he was rechristened William in a Catholic ceremony at age 9, after he was informally adopted by a prominent Ohio politician when his father died.
- The ceremony has great symbolic significance.
- A monk will be hired to chant some Buddhist scriptures and perform a simple ceremony at the morgue instead of at a funeral parlor.
- Please don't stand on ceremony with me.
- I won't use the word spartan, but there's not too much ceremony. Electoral College Meets to Begin Final Steps
- The procession followed a private ceremony, attended by about 200 family and friends.
- Teachers or students so exempted may remain in the classroom and sit or stand respectfully while others participate in the ceremony.
- My daughter fixed the ceremony with the Vicar some weeks ago and we have arranged a baptismal party. GOODBYE CURATE
- The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.
- A dedication ceremony is to be performed by the Bishop of Bradford, the Rt Rev David James, next month.
