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
- 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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