ceremony
English
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Etymology
From Middle English, from Latin caerimonia or caeremonia, later often cerimonia (“sacredness, reverence, a sacred rite”).
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Noun
ceremony (plural ceremonies)
- A ritual with religious significance.
- An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
- Formal socially-established behaviour often in relation to people of different ranks.
Derived terms
Translations
ritual with religious significance
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official gathering to celebrate
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formal socially-established behaviour
External links
- ceremony in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- ceremony at OneLook Dictionary Search
- “ceremony” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).
- ceremony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913