Ceremonial
adjective
Related to a formal event or ritual.
The king wore his ceremonial robes for the crowning event.
Often appears as...
- ceremonial dress
- ceremonial ritual
adjective
Done for show or to keep tradition, not for practical use.
The queen's role is largely ceremonial, with the prime minister handling most of the government duties.
Often appears as...
- ceremonial role
- largely ceremonial
noun
The set of formal acts and procedures used in events or rituals.
The ceremonial of the ancient ceremony was very complex and detailed.
Often appears as...
- complex ceremonial
- detailed ceremonial
adjective
Related to a formal event or ritual.
The king wore his ceremonial robes for the crowning event.
Often appears as...
- ceremonial dress
- ceremonial ritual
adjective
Done for show or to keep tradition, not for practical use.
The queen's role is largely ceremonial, with the prime minister handling most of the government duties.
Often appears as...
- ceremonial role
- largely ceremonial
noun
The set of formal acts and procedures used in events or rituals.
The ceremonial of the ancient ceremony was very complex and detailed.
Often appears as...
- complex ceremonial
- detailed ceremonial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Importance
Used when an event or outfit holds significant cultural relevance, often linked to history.
The ceremonial sword displayed in the museum symbolizes historical bravery.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Elegance
Implies a higher level of formality and elegance, usually for important figures or occasions.
At the gala, the ambassadors were in their ceremonial attire.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Everyday Use
Indicates that something is not for casual or daily purposes, but for special events.
The ceremonial hall is only opened for annual state functions.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Importance
Used when an event or outfit holds significant cultural relevance, often linked to history.
The ceremonial sword displayed in the museum symbolizes historical bravery.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Elegance
Implies a higher level of formality and elegance, usually for important figures or occasions.
At the gala, the ambassadors were in their ceremonial attire.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Everyday Use
Indicates that something is not for casual or daily purposes, but for special events.
The ceremonial hall is only opened for annual state functions.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Importance
Used when an event or outfit holds significant cultural relevance, often linked to history.
The ceremonial sword displayed in the museum symbolizes historical bravery.
Pro Tip 2/3Distinct Elegance
Implies a higher level of formality and elegance, usually for important figures or occasions.
At the gala, the ambassadors were in their ceremonial attire.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Everyday Use
Indicates that something is not for casual or daily purposes, but for special events.
The ceremonial hall is only opened for annual state functions.
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Erika Larsen: People of...
the taste of the blood through his heart. We got there and after the hunt they cut the heart out and we all drank the, the blood from the heart and.. why did we do that? Well, it's a ceremonial, ceremonial thing. The buffalo represents strength and courage
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Corruption, wealth and...
with custom fittings, carved and gilded ornamentation, and seasonal fabrics, like silk and velvet. However, the majority of gondolas seen today are black because in 1562, Venetian authorities decreed that all but ceremonial gondolas be painted black
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Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
pictorial characters it was used to inscribe monuments and pottery and predominantly served a decorative or ceremonial purpose soon after another ancient form of writing called hieratic developed out of the hieroglyphic system
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How fire shapes...
lighting heating cooking even entertainment they're all gone we might have an occasional symbolic or ceremonial or token flame but otherwise it's gone and yet this space continues it's always the
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Could You Pass the...
inserted into the ceremonial gloves one by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man
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Initiation With Ants PIPE...
inserted into the ceremonial gloves one by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man
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their indigenous homelands and around the world while they participate in modern global life they continue to follow agricultural and ceremonial practices of their ancestors
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A smarter, more precise...
Every parent in this audience knows the joy and excitement of picking a new baby's name. And I was excited and thrilled to help my mom in that special ceremonial moment.
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The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
The hunter pays tribute to his quarry's courage and strength with ceremonial gestures that ensure that its spirit returns to the desert sands from which it came.
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Girl's Rite of Passage PIPE...
a long and successful life with darkness near it's time to dance beside the ceremonial fire - inna and the other
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Erika Larsen: People of...
the taste of the blood through his heart. We got there and after the hunt they cut the heart out and we all drank the, the blood from the heart and.. why did we do that? Well, it's a ceremonial, ceremonial thing. The buffalo represents strength and courage
Video examples
Corruption, wealth and...
with custom fittings, carved and gilded ornamentation, and seasonal fabrics, like silk and velvet. However, the majority of gondolas seen today are black because in 1562, Venetian authorities decreed that all but ceremonial gondolas be painted black
Video examples
Ancient Egypt 101 PIPE...
pictorial characters it was used to inscribe monuments and pottery and predominantly served a decorative or ceremonial purpose soon after another ancient form of writing called hieratic developed out of the hieroglyphic system
Video examples
How fire shapes...
lighting heating cooking even entertainment they're all gone we might have an occasional symbolic or ceremonial or token flame but otherwise it's gone and yet this space continues it's always the
Video examples
Could You Pass the...
inserted into the ceremonial gloves one by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man
Video examples
Initiation With Ants PIPE...
inserted into the ceremonial gloves one by one each young man steps up to the sacred pole and submits his hands to the swarm their agony is unmistakable to help distract them the medicine man
Video examples
Ancient Maya 101 PIPE...
their indigenous homelands and around the world while they participate in modern global life they continue to follow agricultural and ceremonial practices of their ancestors
Video examples
A smarter, more precise...
Every parent in this audience knows the joy and excitement of picking a new baby's name. And I was excited and thrilled to help my mom in that special ceremonial moment.
Video examples
The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
The hunter pays tribute to his quarry's courage and strength with ceremonial gestures that ensure that its spirit returns to the desert sands from which it came.
Video examples
Girl's Rite of Passage PIPE...
a long and successful life with darkness near it's time to dance beside the ceremonial fire - inna and the other
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Quote examples
Joseph Wood Krutch
American Environmentalist
Few people have ever seriously wished to be exclusively rational. The good life which most desire is a life warmed by passions and touched with that ceremonial grace which is impossible without some affectionate loyalty to traditional form and ceremonies.
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Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room. For most, meals were informal, a kind of rolling refueling; often only the men sat down.
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Arca
Venezuelan Musician
Arca means 'box' or 'wooden' in very old Spanish. It's a ceremonial container where you store jewelry or valuables, an empty space that can become pregnant with whatever music or meaning I give to it.
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Tony Harrison
English Poet
Coming from a very inarticulate family made me try to speak for those who can't express themselves and created a need for articulation at its most ceremonial - poetry.
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David Cameron
British Politician
As PM, you have got to do everything from chairing the Cabinet to ceremonial things. You have also got to do the nitty gritty. I do get stuck into the detail.
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Hayley Atwell
English Actress
Mum wasn't at all religious, but she thought that going to the theatre was as important a ceremonial, communal experience that a person could have.
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Franz Boas
American Scientist
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
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Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.
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J. L. Austin
English Philosopher
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.
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Carey Price
I think a letter is more ceremonial than anything. Personally, I think it's just a reason to go talk to the referee.
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Joseph Wood Krutch
American Environmentalist
Few people have ever seriously wished to be exclusively rational. The good life which most desire is a life warmed by passions and touched with that ceremonial grace which is impossible without some affectionate loyalty to traditional form and ceremonies.
Quote examples
Nancy Gibbs
American Journalist
Back in the really olden days, dinner was seldom a ceremonial event for U.S. families. Only the very wealthy had a separate dining room. For most, meals were informal, a kind of rolling refueling; often only the men sat down.
Quote examples
Arca
Venezuelan Musician
Arca means 'box' or 'wooden' in very old Spanish. It's a ceremonial container where you store jewelry or valuables, an empty space that can become pregnant with whatever music or meaning I give to it.
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Tony Harrison
English Poet
Coming from a very inarticulate family made me try to speak for those who can't express themselves and created a need for articulation at its most ceremonial - poetry.
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David Cameron
British Politician
As PM, you have got to do everything from chairing the Cabinet to ceremonial things. You have also got to do the nitty gritty. I do get stuck into the detail.
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Hayley Atwell
English Actress
Mum wasn't at all religious, but she thought that going to the theatre was as important a ceremonial, communal experience that a person could have.
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Franz Boas
American Scientist
My father had retained an emotional affection for the ceremonial of his parental home, without allowing it to influence his intellectual freedom.
Quote examples
Dalai Lama
Tibetan Leader
If I had remained in Lhasa, even without the Chinese occupation, I would probably have carried the ceremonial role in some orthodox way.
Quote examples
J. L. Austin
English Philosopher
Infelicity is an ill to which all acts are heir which have the general character of ritual or ceremonial, all conventional acts.
Quote examples
Carey Price
I think a letter is more ceremonial than anything. Personally, I think it's just a reason to go talk to the referee.
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