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Meaning of "ceremonial" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CEREMONIAL

ceremonial  [ˌsɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEREMONIAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ceremonial can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CEREMONIAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ceremonial

Ceremony

A ceremony is an event of ritual significance, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin caerimonia.

Definition of ceremonial in the English dictionary

The first definition of ceremonial in the dictionary is involving or relating to ceremony or ritual. Other definition of ceremonial is the observance of formality, esp in etiquette. Ceremonial is also a plan for formal observances on a particular occasion; ritual.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEREMONIAL


anconeal
æŋˈkəʊnɪəl
anticolonial
ˌæntɪkəˈləʊnɪəl
antimonial
ˌæntɪˈməʊnɪəl
baronial
bəˈrəʊnɪəl
colonial
kəˈləʊnɪəl
coronial
kəˈrəʊnɪəl
hegemonial
ˌhɛɡɪˈməʊnɪəl
intercolonial
ˌɪntəkəˈləʊnɪəl
intraperitoneal
ˌɪntrəˌpɛrɪˈtəʊnɪəl
matrimonial
ˌmætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
monial
ˈməʊnɪəl
neocolonial
ˌniːəʊkəˈləʊnɪəl
oogonial
ˌəʊəˈɡəʊnɪəl
patrimonial
ˌpætrɪˈməʊnɪəl
perigonial
ˌperɪˈɡəʊnɪəl
precolonial
ˌpriːkəˈləʊnɪəl
semicolonial
ˌsɛmɪkəˈləʊnɪəl
spermatogonial
ˌspɜːmətəˈɡəʊnɪəl
sporogonial
ˌspɔːrəʊˈɡəʊnɪəl
testimonial
ˌtɛstɪˈməʊnɪəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEREMONIAL

cerebrospinal fluid
cerebrospinal meningitis
cerebrotonia
cerebrotonic
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular accident
cerebrum
cerecloth
Ceredigion
cerement
ceremonialism
ceremonialist
ceremonially
ceremonies
ceremonious
ceremoniously
ceremoniousness
ceremony
Cerenkov
cereous

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEREMONIAL

bicentennial
biennial
carpogonial
centennial
congenial
cranial
denial
domanial
extracranial
finial
genial
intracranial
menial
millennial
perennial
post-colonial
quinquennial
transcranial
triennial
venial

Synonyms and antonyms of ceremonial in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CEREMONIAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ceremonial» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ceremonial

Translation of «ceremonial» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEREMONIAL

Find out the translation of ceremonial to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ceremonial from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ceremonial» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

仪式的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

solemne
570 millions of speakers

English

ceremonial
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

औपचारिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

احتفالية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Торжественное
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cerimonial
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আনুষ্ঠানিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de cérémonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Upacara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zeremoniell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

儀式上の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의식의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ceremonial
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghi lễ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சடங்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

औपचारिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tören
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

di {or} da cerimonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uroczyste
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

урочисте
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceremonial
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τελετουργική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seremoniële
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ceremoniella
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seremoniell
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ceremonial

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEREMONIAL»

The term «ceremonial» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.899 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEREMONIAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ceremonial» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ceremonial» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ceremonial

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9 QUOTES WITH «CEREMONIAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ceremonial.
1
Felix Adler
The exercises of our meeting are to be simple and devoid of all ceremonial and formalism.
2
Hayley Atwell
Mum wasn't at all religious, but she thought that going to the theatre was as important a ceremonial, communal experience that a person could have.
3
J. L. Austin
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.
4
Franz Boas
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
5
Quentin Bryce
The aboriginal women leaders of Papunya - the Papunya Artists - performed a dance for me: the Honey Ant dance. They'd never done it for anyone else. They honoured me with a ceremonial stick that signifies the story of the land.
6
Joseph Wood Krutch
Few people have ever seriously wished to be exclusively rational. The good life which most desire is a life warmed by passions and touched with that ceremonial grace which is impossible without some affectionate loyalty to traditional form and ceremonies.
7
Albert Murray
The juke joint, the honky tonk, and the ballroom also represent one more thing, anthropologically speaking: a ceremonial context for the male-with-female-duet dance flirtation and embrace, upon which the zoological survival of the human species has always been predicated.
8
Gus Van Sant
Gay marriage is the last bastion of, to me... as a legal, ceremonial, sentimental and religious side, it's one of the last steps. Retaining your job being one of the earlier steps, like, not getting kicked out of your job because you're gay.
9
Lewis Thomas
Medical knowledge and technical savvy are biodegradable. The sort of medicine that was practiced in Boston or New York or Atlanta fifty years ago would be as strange to a medical student or intern today as the ceremonial dance of a !Kung San tribe would seem to a rock festival audience in Hackensack.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEREMONIAL»

Discover the use of ceremonial in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ceremonial and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Ceremonial Magic
Originally published in 1911, this book collects the ceremonial texts which comprise the magical literature of Western Europe from the Middle Ages forward.
Arthur Edward Waite, 2007
2
Ceremonial Chemistry: The Ritual Persecution of Drugs, ...
In this polemical response to the controversy about drug use and drug criminalization, Thomas Szasz suggests that governments have overstepped their bounds in labelling and prohibiting certain drugs as dangerous substances and incarcerating ...
‎2003
3
The Book of Black Magic and Ceremonial Magic
With this book the author has assembled together a number of magical spells and treatises from a variety of obscure sources.
Arthur Edward Waite, 2006
4
Tarot of Ceremonial Magick: A Pictorial Synthesis of Three ...
The Tarot of Ceremonial Magick is a new deck created by DuQuette and published by U. S. Games. In this groundbreaking book, he explains the symbology of the cards.
Lon Milo Duquette, 1995
5
Ceremonial for the Use of the Catholic Churches in the ...
With the Approbation of the Holy See, to which is Prefixed an Explanation of the Ceremonies, Extracted from the Works of the Late Right Rev. John England ... Catholic Church, John England, Joseph Rosati, Catholic Church. Province of ...
Catholic Church, John England, Joseph Rosati, 1852
6
Mandan Social and Ceremonial Organization
Featured here are overviews of how their households function, the makeup of their clan and moiety systems and kinship network, and a valuable look at the entire Mandan life cycle, from birth and naming through adulthood, marriage, and death ...
Alfred W. Bowers, 2004
7
Ceremonial Magic: A Guide to the Mechanisms of Ritual
This book shows exactly how ceremonial techniques can be used to concentrate and harness the enormous psychic and spiritual potential of human consciousness.
Israel Regardie, 2004
8
Ceremonial violence: a psychological explanation of school ...
An analysis of the Columbine high school shooting and four similar cases offers insight into why teenagers commit school rampage violence, in an account that features behavioral profiles of teen shooters to reveal the elements of abnormal ...
Jonathan Fast, 2008
9
Yuchi Ceremonial Life: Performance, Meaning, and Tradition ...
The Yuchis are one of the least known yet most distinctive of the Native groups in the American southeast.
‎2005
10
Rituals of Royalty: Power and Ceremonial in Traditional ...
Comprised of contributions from historians and anthropologists, this collection of essays examines a wide range of societies in an analysis of the relationship between power and ceremony as expressed through the observance of royal rituals ...
David Cannadine, Simon Price, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEREMONIAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ceremonial is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Ceremonial law' folklore is no substitute for an actual hermeneutic
“Because of Christ, the ceremonial law is repealed,” Tim Keller writes – a sentence that would have baffled Moses, Isaiah, Paul, Luke, and ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
2
Ceremonial 'First Pick' Marks The Start Of The Michigan Blueberry …
South Haven Mayor Bob Burr helped kick off the season for a ceremonial “First Pick” by visiting with local grower Chris Hodgman of Hodgman ... «PerishableNews, Jul 15»
3
Don Zimmer's widow: Ceremonial Yankees jersey stolen from …
The wife of beloved late Yankees bench coach Don Zimmer said a ceremonial jersey, given to her by the Bombers, was swiped out of her ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
4
Warriors' Ezeli visits A's, tosses out ceremonial first pitch
... when center Festus Ezeli threw out the ceremonial first pitch at O.co Coliseum prior to the Oakland Athletics' game with the Seattle Mariners. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
5
PM Modi receives ceremonial welcome in Tashkent
Tashkent: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday received a ceremonial welcome, after he arrived here for the first leg of his eight day tour ... «Zee News, Jul 15»
6
Ceremonial signing for Unity Island
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) - Representatives from the Seneca Nation of Indians and the City of Buffalo will gather together Monday afternoon for ... «WKBW-TV, Jul 15»
7
Mounties stand ceremonial guard to mark Victoria Cross winner …
OTTAWA – A sense of duty and history drove Staff Sgt. Dan Mayer of the RCMP to stand guard at the National War Memorial on Sunday. «Medicine Hat News, Jul 15»
8
2015 Mescalero Apache Ceremonial and Rodeo: Celebrate a …
Today through Sunday: The puberty rites began Thursday and run through Sunday at the ceremonial grounds on U.S. 70 in Mescalero. «Ruidoso News, Jul 15»
9
Halfmoon Bay local parades with Ceremonial Guard
Cpl. Cameron Meyerink, from Halfmoon Bay, is currently in training to be part of the Ceremonial Guard this summer in Ontario. - Photo ... «Coast Reporter, Jul 15»
10
Jim Harbaugh throws out ceremonial first pitch at Detroit Tigers game
Harbaugh, Michigan head football coach and a former quarterback, threw out the ceremonial first pitch at Tuesday's Detroit Tigers game. «NCAA.com, Jul 15»

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