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[ US /ˈsɛɹəˌmoʊni/ ]
[ UK /sˈɛɹɪməni/ ]
NOUN
  1. 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
  2. the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
    an inaugural ceremony
  3. 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.
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