Hypernyms for "ceremony"
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chanoyu
circumstance
commemoration
dedication
exercise
fire walking
formalities
formality
funeral
groundbreaking
groundbreaking ceremony
hymeneals
induction
initiation
installation
lustrum
Maundy
memorialisation
memorialization
military ceremony
nuptials
opening
pageant
pageantry
potlatch
presentation
purgation
purification
religious ceremony
religious ritual
tea ceremony
wedding
wedding ceremony
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.