ceremonial

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  HINDU MARRIAGE CEREMONY
• WordNet 3.6
  • adj ceremonial marked by pomp or ceremony or formality "a ceremonial occasion","ceremonial garb"
  • n ceremonial a formal event performed on a special occasion "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
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• Interesting fact: In the marriage ceremony of the Ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other
• • Ceremonial A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form. "The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court."
  • Ceremonial Observant of forms; ceremonious. In this sense ceremonious is now preferred "He moves in the dull ceremonial track."
  • Ceremonial Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites. "Ceremonial observances and outward show."
  • Ceremonial The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
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• Interesting fact: At the 1960 Winter Olympic Games, Walt Disney was head of the committee that organized the opening day ceremonies
• • ceremonial Relating to ceremonies or external forms or rites: ritual; pertaining to or consisting in the observance of set forms or formalities.
  • ceremonial Specifically Pertaining to the forms and rites of the Jewish religion: as, the ceremonial law, as distinguished from the moral law.
  • ceremonial Observant of forms; precise in manners; formal: as, “the dull, ceremonial track,”
  • ceremonial Synonyms Ceremonious, Formal, etc. See ceremonious.
  • n ceremonial A system of rites or ceremonies enjoined by law or established by custom, as in religious worship, social intercourse, etc.; rites, formalities, or requirements of etiquette, to be observed on any special occasion.
  • n ceremonial Specifically The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic Church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
  • n ceremonial A prehistoric stone implement-supposed to have been used for ceremonial purposes.
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• Interesting fact: In Colombia, if a Goajiro woman is successful in tripping a man during a ceremonial dance, he's required to have intercourse with her.
• • adj Ceremonial relating to ceremony
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• Chinese Proverb

  

  “Ceremony is the smoke of friendship.”
• William Butler Yeats

  

  “Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, the blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere the ceremony of innocence is drowned.”
• Charles Caleb Colton

  

  “Happiness, that grand mistress of the ceremonies in the dance of life, impels us through all its mazes and meandering, but leads none of us by the same route”
• The Talmud

  

  “Loving kindness is greater than laws; and the charities of life are more than all ceremonies.”
• Lord Chesterfield

  

  “Ceremony is necessary as the outwork and defense of manners.”
• Oliver Goldsmith

  

  “Ceremonies are different in every country, but true politeness is everywhere the same.”

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