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Antonyms for ceremonials


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ser-uh-moh-nee-uhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛr əˈmoʊ ni əl



Definition of ceremonials

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.
  • As in liturgy : noun worship, ceremony
  • As in observance : noun ceremony, rite
  • As in pageantry : noun flashy display
  • As in pomp : noun pageantry, display
  • As in rite : noun ceremony, tradition
  • As in ritual : noun ceremony, tradition
  • As in service : noun rite of a church
  • As in ceremony : noun ritual; celebratory observation
  • As in ceremony : noun etiquette
  • As in punctiliousness : noun ceremony
  • As in form : noun accepted procedure; ceremony
Example sentences :
  • The ceremonials last throughout the latter two-thirds of a night.
  • Extract from : « Zui Fetiches » by Frank Hamilton Cushing
  • In this character they are exhorted with elaborate prayers, rituals, and ceremonials.
  • Extract from : « Zui Fetiches » by Frank Hamilton Cushing
  • The passing Indian ceremonials she knew, and the perishing traditions.
  • Extract from : « Lost Face » by Jack London
  • He was accustomed to give this silent instruction in ceremonials.
  • Extract from : « A Spoil of Office » by Hamlin Garland
  • These creations are literature, art, social symbols and ceremonials.
  • Extract from : « Creative Unity » by Rabindranath Tagore
  • As to any solemnity in the character of the ceremonials, there is nothing of the sort.
  • Extract from : « The White Chief » by Mayne Reid
  • The Cloud People have ceremonials, just like those of the Sia.
  • Extract from : « Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest » by Katharine Berry Judson
  • Then there came a demand for painted records of these processions and ceremonials.
  • Extract from : « Venice » by Dorothy Menpes
  • Priests, ceremonials, services, all seemed to him only tinkling cymbals.
  • Extract from : « The Life of Sir Richard Burton » by Thomas Wright
  • They possess a religion, a form of worship, priests, and ceremonials.
  • Extract from : « The Human Race » by Louis Figuier

Synonyms for ceremonials

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