Antonyms for ceremonial

Grammar : Adj

Spell : ser-uh-moh-nee-uhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əl

Definition of ceremonial

Origin : c.1400, "belonging to (religious) ritual," also as a noun, "a ceremonial practice," from Late Latin caerimonialis "pertaining to ceremony," from caerimonia (see ceremony). Related: Ceremonially.

adj ritual, formal

Example sentences :

He liked the Easter ceremonial better, perhaps, than that of Christmas.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

He returned from his audience with the emperor in ceremonial robes, high on horseback.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

To this the soothsayer adds the ceremonial element, 'attending upon the gods.'
Extract from : « Euthyphro » by Plato

Each bow—and he bowed often—was an act of ceremonial courtesy.
Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham

Pomp and ceremonial, popes and kings, are toys for children.
Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill

She stretched her arms outward and upward in ceremonial fashion.
Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott

I have settled all the ceremonial for a meeting between the sultan and the admiral.
Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel

No portion of the ceremonial of parting appertained personally to him.
Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams

At noon shops were closed in order that everyone might participate in the ceremonial.
Extract from : « The Story of the Cambrian » by C. P. Gasquoine

When all preparations have been made complete for a ceremonial, the word "Si!"
Extract from : « Zui Fetiches » by Frank Hamilton Cushing

Synonyms for ceremonial

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