Antonyms for ceremonial


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


Definition of ceremonial

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.
  • adj ritual, formal
Example sentences :
  • He liked the Easter ceremonial better, perhaps, than that of Christmas.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • He returned from his audience with the emperor in ceremonial robes, high on horseback.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • To this the soothsayer adds the ceremonial element, 'attending upon the gods.'
  • Extract from : « Euthyphro » by Plato
  • Each bow—and he bowed often—was an act of ceremonial courtesy.
  • Extract from : « The Island Mystery » by George A. Birmingham
  • Pomp and ceremonial, popes and kings, are toys for children.
  • Extract from : « Dreamers of the Ghetto » by I. Zangwill
  • She stretched her arms outward and upward in ceremonial fashion.
  • Extract from : « Highacres » by Jane Abbott
  • I have settled all the ceremonial for a meeting between the sultan and the admiral.
  • Extract from : « The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido » by Henry Keppel
  • No portion of the ceremonial of parting appertained personally to him.
  • Extract from : « Little Miss Grouch » by Samuel Hopkins Adams
  • At noon shops were closed in order that everyone might participate in the ceremonial.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Cambrian » by C. P. Gasquoine
  • When all preparations have been made complete for a ceremonial, the word "Si!"
  • Extract from : « Zui Fetiches » by Frank Hamilton Cushing

Synonyms for ceremonial

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