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 Definitions of ceremony  [ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ ni]  

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Definition of 'ceremony' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) ceremony
the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion.

2.  ceremony
a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite:
a marriage ceremony.

3.  ceremony
any formal act, esp. one performed without meaning or significance.

4.  ceremony
a gesture or act of politeness or civility.

5.  ceremony
formality:
to leave without ceremony.


Definition of 'ceremony' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
a formal event performed on a special occasion
"a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

2. (noun) ceremony
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
"the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"

3. (noun) ceremony
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
"an inaugural ceremony"


Definition of 'ceremony' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) ceremony
a special event marking an important occasion
a wedding/graduation ceremony

2.  ceremony
formal things always said or done during a ceremony
He introduced the guests with great ceremony.


Definition of 'ceremony' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) ceremony
ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies

2. (noun) ceremony
behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority

3. (noun) ceremony
a ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc

4. (noun) ceremony
a sign or prodigy; a portent


Translation of 'ceremony' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a sacred or formal act, eg a wedding, funeral etc
a marriage ceremony.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: seremonie Arabic flag Arabic: مَراسيم، طُقوس Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: церемония
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cerimônia Czech flag Czech: obřad German flag German: die Zeremonie
Danish flag Danish: ceremoni; højtidelighed Greek flag Greek: τελετή Spanish flag Spanish: ceremonia
Estonian flag Estonian: kombetalitus Farsi flag Farsi: برنامه ای رسمی و تشریفاتی Finnish flag Finnish: seremonia
French flag French: cérémonie Hebrew flag Hebrew: טֶקֶס Hindi flag Hindi: समारोह
Croatian flag Croatian: obred, svečanost Hungarian flag Hungarian: szertartás Indonesian flag Indonesian: upacara
Icelandic flag Icelandic: formleg og hátíðleg athöf Italian flag Italian: cerimonia Japanese flag Japanese: 
Korean flag Korean: 의식 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: ceremonija Latvian flag Latvian: ceremonija
Malay flag Malay: upacara Dutch flag Dutch: plechtigheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: seremoni
Polish flag Polish: ceremonia Persian flag Persian: برنامه ای رسمی و تشریفاتی Pashto flag Pashto: مراسم: دمراسمو ټاكلې سلسه
Portuguese flag Portuguese: cerimónia Romanian flag Romanian: ceremonie Russian flag Russian: церемония; обряд
Slovak flag Slovak: obrad Slovenian flag Slovenian: obred Serbian flag Serbian: ceremonija
Swedish flag Swedish: ceremoni Thai flag Thai: พิธีการ Turkish flag Turkish: tören, merasim
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 典禮 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: обряд; церемонія Urdu flag Urdu: مذہبی یا رسمی
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nghi lễ Chinese flag Chinese: 典礼

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