ceremoniousnessn.
Ceremonious quality; addiction to ceremonies; strict observance of formalities.
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formc1405
galancie1581
ceremoniousness1583
punctilio1596
formality1599
ceremony1603
punctuality1618
punctillea1648
complementalness1657
formalness1684
punctiliousness1685
nicety1693
ceremonial1749
square-toedness1846
punctiliosity1859
uptightness1969
1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie xlviii. 286 This consisteth not in bare ceremoniousnesse but it lyeth altogether in the heart.
1666 S. Pepys Diary 11 July (1972) VII. 201 The ceremoniousnesse of the King of Spain.
1783 W. F. Martyn Geogr. Mag. 2 177 The general characteristics of the Hamburghers are complaisance, ceremoniousness, and frugality.
1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain III. xi. 201 With much stiffness and ceremoniousness.
1884 Manch. Examiner 7 June 4/6 The excessive ceremoniousness and warmth of the reception.
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