ceremony
/sˈɛrʌmoʊni/
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Definitions
Noun
a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
Noun
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"
Noun
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"
More Specific Terms
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