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Definition of ceremonial noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

ceremonial

noun
 
/ˌserɪˈməʊniəl/
 
/ˌserɪˈməʊniəl/
[uncountable, countable]
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  1. the system of rules and traditions that states how things should be done at a ceremony or formal occasion
    • The visit was conducted with all due ceremonial.
    • the ceremonials of the medieval church
    Word Originlate Middle English: from late Latin caerimonialis, from Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’, (plural) ‘ritual observances’.
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