ceremonial
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- ritual, formal, liturgical, ritualistic, solemn, stately
[noun]
Synonyms:
- ritual, ceremony, formality, rite, solemnity

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Contrasted words: casual, easy, informal, relaxed, artless, ingenuous, open, sincere
Related Words: mannered, studied, stylized, liturgical, ritual, ritualistic, august, courtly, imposing, lofty, fixed, rigid, set, starchy, stiff

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I. cer‧e‧mo‧ni‧al¹ /ˌserəˈməʊniəl◂, ˌserɪˈməʊniəl◂ $ -ˈmoʊ-/ adjective

1. [usually before noun] used in a ceremony or done as part of a ceremony:
the Mayor’s ceremonial duties
Native American ceremonial robes

2. if a position in a country or organization is ceremonial, it gives no real power:
the largely ceremonial post of President

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II. ceremonial² noun [uncountable and countable]
a special ceremony, or special formal actions:
an occasion for public ceremonial

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ceremonial
adj.
VERBS be
ADV. purely The monarch's role is purely ceremonial.
essentially, largely, primarily

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