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Meaning of "ceremony" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CEREMONY

From Medieval Latin cēremōnia, from Latin caerimōnia what is sacred, a religious rite.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CEREMONY

ceremony  [ˈsɛrɪmənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CEREMONY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ceremony is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES CEREMONY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ceremony

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 ceremony in the English dictionary

The first definition of ceremony in the dictionary is a formal act or ritual, often set by custom or tradition, performed in observation of an event or anniversary. Other definition of ceremony is a religious rite or series of rites. Ceremony is also a courteous gesture or act.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CEREMONY


acrimony
ˈækrɪmənɪ
agrimony
ˈæɡrɪmənɪ
alimony
ˈælɪmənɪ
anemone
əˈnɛmənɪ
antimony
ˈæntɪmənɪ
Chamonix
ˈʃæmənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
hegemony
hɪˈɡɛmənɪ
matrimony
ˈmætrɪmənɪ
palimony
ˈpælɪmənɪ
parsimony
ˈpɑːsɪmənɪ
patrimony
ˈpætrɪmənɪ
querimony
ˈkwerɪmənɪ
Romani
ˈrɒmənɪ
Romany
ˈrɒmənɪ
sanctimony
ˈsæŋktɪmənɪ
simony
ˈsaɪmənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
Yemeni
ˈjɛmənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CEREMONY

cerebrotonic
cerebrovascular
cerebrovascular accident
cerebrum
cerecloth
Ceredigion
cerement
ceremonial
ceremonialism
ceremonialist
ceremonially
ceremonies
ceremonious
ceremoniously
ceremoniousness
Cerenkov
cereous
Ceres
ceresin
cereus

WORDS THAT END LIKE CEREMONY

Amrit Ceremony
award ceremony
awards ceremony
cinnamony
close harmony
degree ceremony
disharmony
four-part harmony
graduation ceremony
haemony
holy matrimony
induction ceremony
launching ceremony
marriage ceremony
mony
New Harmony
opening ceremony
Oscars ceremony
stand on ceremony
without ceremony

Synonyms and antonyms of ceremony in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CEREMONY»

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

Translation of «ceremony» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CEREMONY

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

Translator English - Chinese

仪式
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ceremonia
570 millions of speakers

English

ceremony
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समारोह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَرَاسِم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

церемония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cerimônia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুষ্ঠান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cérémonie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Upacara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zeremonie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

儀式
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Upacara
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nghi lễ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விழா
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

समारंभ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tören
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cerimonia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ceremonia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

церемонія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceremonie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τελετή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

seremonie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ceremoni
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

seremoni
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ceremony

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CEREMONY»

The term «ceremony» is very widely used and occupies the 7.294 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CEREMONY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ceremony» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ceremony» 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 ceremony

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10 QUOTES WITH «CEREMONY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ceremony.
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David Antin
I learned enough Hebrew to stagger through a meaningless ceremony that I scarcely remember.
2
Win Butler
The music in Haiti is all tied up in voodoo and African rhythm, and so there's this funny thing: go to a voodoo ceremony, and then go to a Catholic church and tell me which music you liked better, to which one the music is more integral.
3
Jimmy Carter
In this outward and physical ceremony we attest once again to the inner and spiritual strength of our Nation. As my high school teacher, Miss Julia Coleman, used to say: 'We must adjust to changing times and still hold to unchanging principles.'
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John Cheever
The task of an American writer is not to describe the misgivings of a woman taken in adultery as she looks out of a window at the rain but to describe four hundred people under the lights reaching for a foul ball. This is ceremony.
5
William Cowper
Ceremony leads her bigots forth, prepared to fight for shadows of no worth. While truths, on which eternal things depend, can hardly find a single friend.
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Katherine Dunham
Haiti itself was also photographed, some of the streets, some of the mountains, rivers, streams, etc. were photographed before talking with me about how I felt about Haiti. Then the camera went to our voodoo temple and saw a serious ceremony, a real ceremony.
7
Charles Eastman
There was no religious ceremony connected with marriage among us, while on the other hand the relation between man and woman was regarded as in itself mysterious and holy.
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Chiwetel Ejiofor
This is going to sound completely absurd, but I do sometimes feel like the enjoyment of an awards ceremony or the pride in the finished article hasn't ever surpassed the joy of doing the work, of making it. The doing it is really the bit I'm there for.
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R. Lee Ermey
Even though I disagree with many of the changes, when I see the privates graduate at the end of the day, when they walk off that drill field at the end of the ceremony, they are still fine privates; outstanding, well motivated privates.
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Suzanne Fields
The Academy Awards ceremony is designed to be without irony, but Chris Rock supplied it anyway with filmed movie-theater interviews with black men and women who had never heard of the movies nominated for Best Picture.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CEREMONY»

Discover the use of ceremony in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ceremony and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ceremony: (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
The great Native American Novel of a battered veteran returning home to heal his mind and spirit More than thirty-five years since its original publication, Ceremony remains one of the most profound and moving works of Native American ...
Leslie Marmon Silko, 2006
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Ceremony
On a New Mexico reservation, one Navajo family--including Tayo, a World War II veteran deeply scarred by his experiences as a Japanese POW and by the rejection of his own people--struggles to survive in a world no longer theirs in the years ...
Leslie Marmon Silko, 1977
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The Ultimate Wedding Ceremony Book
The Wedding book that will save you money. Insight and advice from one of the foremost woman's writers along with a Wedding Producer and DJ with over 2,000+ events worth of experience.
Bill Cox, 2007
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Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony: A Casebook
Leslie Marmon Silko's Ceremony, the most important novel of the Native American Renaissance, is among the most most widely taught and studied novels in higher education today.
Allan Richard Chavkin, 2002
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Ceremony
Boston private eye Spenser's search for a missing high-school girl takes him to Boston's Combat Zone, to high-class, specialty brothels, and back to the straight world whose righteous facade overlap pervasive corruption.
Robert B. Parker, 2010
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Wedding Ceremony Planner: The Essential Guide to the Most ...
This book is an excellent example." -The Very Reverend James Parks Morton Founder and President of the Interfaith Center of New York "[This book] was [wonderful] in helping us create our wedding ceremony.
‎2005
7
Music and Ceremony at Notre Dame of Paris, 500-1550
This book is a history of the early musical life of the Parisian cathedral of Notre Dame.
Craig Wright, 2008
8
Ceremony in Lone Tree
Ceremony in Lone Tree is a spare and beautiful work by one of America's great postwar authors.
Wright Morris, Keith Botsford, 2001
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Ceremony and Text in the Renaissance
According to Professor Greene, the essays address one large but limited area of semiotic practice, the social role of ceremonial performance during the early modern period, examining the interplay between ceremonial and the narrative, ...
Douglas F. Rutledge, 1996
10
Voices from the Delaware Big House Ceremony
Edited by Robert S. Grumet, this compilation of essays offers diverse perspectives, from both historical documents and contemporary accounts, which shed light on the ceremony and its role in Delaware culture.
Robert Steven Grumet, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CEREMONY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ceremony is used in the context of the following news items.
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Chinese student comes out during graduation ceremony draped in …
A Chinese woman came out as a lesbian and urged her university's president to join her call for equal rights during her graduation ceremony. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Florida veterans ceremony site of small Confederate protest
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A ceremony to induct five men into Florida's Veterans Hall of Fame found itself briefly caught up in small protest over a ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»
3
PICS: Shahid Kapoor-Mira Rajput's sangeet ceremony
Check out the details of the sangeet ceremony which was an elaborate affair in all regards. User Abira Dhar shared a few pictures of the event on Twitter. «Times of India, Jul 15»
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'The Bachelorette' Morning-After Rose Ceremony: Episode 9
That's why each Tuesday, we'll be having a Bachelorette Morning-After Rose Ceremony to celebrate the people, places and moments that ... «New York Observer, Jul 15»
5
All-Star Game opening ceremony features high-flying fun
League officials said the ceremony will also include the announcement of the winners of MLB's season-long “Franchise Four” campaign, ... «WCPO, Jul 15»
6
Graceland to host its first same-sex wedding ceremony
This weekend, the chapel will be the site of the wedding ceremony for Ray Leitschuh and Larry Martin—the first same-sex couple to get married ... «WMC Action News 5, Jul 15»
7
Calgary Stampede Grandstand Show hosts citizenship ceremony
Every night of during the Grandstand Show, thousands of spectators are bearing witness to the citizenship ceremony of a different immigrant ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
8
Water polo kicks off Pan Am Games competition ahead of Opening …
Water polo kicks off Pan Am Games competition ahead of Opening Ceremony. John Conway of the Canadian men's water polo team shoots ... «Globalnews.ca, Jul 15»
9
Grand Blanc's Grant Fisher to revisit Hollywood for elite Gatorade …
... Runner of the Year received his second invitation to the 13th annual Gatorade High School Athlete of the Year ceremony in Hollywood. «MLive.com, Jul 15»
10
Dedication ceremony planned for road named for slain trooper
LUDINGTON, Mich. (AP) — A public dedication ceremony is planned for a scenic stretch of road leading into Ludington State Park that's being ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»

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