ceremonial
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
ceremonial/serɪˈməʊniəl/
▶adjective
- 1 relating to or used for ceremonies.
- 2 (of a post or role) involving only nominal authority or power.
- 1 the ritual procedures observed at grand formal occasions.
- 2 a ceremony.
– derivatives
ceremonialism noun,
ceremonialist noun,
ceremonially adverb.
ceremonialism noun,
ceremonialist noun,
ceremonially adverb.
'ceremonial' also found in these Oxford entries:
ablution
- accolade
- baldachin
- barge
- beadle
- bedel
- blood brother
- bonnet
- breeches
- chrismation
- cope
- dress
- Earl Marshal
- ermine
- etiquette
- fanfare
- feu de joie
- fly-past
- full dress
- gentleman-at-arms
- Gold Stick
- haka
- headdress
- herald
- High Mass
- Horse Guards
- kiss
- livery
- Lord Great Chamberlain of England
- lustral
- Manx
- mummery
- observance
- oration
- orator
- pearly king
- potlatch
- prize-giving
- processional
- puja
- quarterdeck
- review
- rig
- robe
- salute
- sceptre
- Seder
- sendal
- sennet
