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ceremonial.

Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/Canada, General-American/ˌseɹɪˈməʉniəl/Australia/ˌseɹɪˈmɐʉniəl/Australia
  1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

  2. Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.

  3. Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”).

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al or -ial.

noun/ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/Received-Pronunciation/ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/Canada, General-American/ˌseɹɪˈməʉniəl/Australia/ˌseɹɪˈmɐʉniəl/Australia
  1. A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al or -ial.

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