单词 | ceremony |
释义 | ceremony/ˈsɛrɪməni /noun (plural ceremonies) 1A formal religious or public occasion, especially one celebrating a particular event, achievement, or anniversary: the winners were presented with their prizes at a special ceremony a public ceremony...
1.1An act or series of acts performed according to a traditional or prescribed form: we found a rabbi to perform the ceremony for us Synonyms rite, ritual, ceremonial, observance; service, sacrament, liturgy, worship, mystery, office, celebration; performance, act, practice, order, custom, tradition, convention, institution, formality, procedure, usage, habit, form 2 [mass noun] The ritual observances and procedures required or performed at grand and formal occasions: the new Queen was proclaimed with due ceremony...
Synonyms pomp, protocol, formalities, niceties, decorum, etiquette, good form, propriety, conventionality, punctilio, attention to detail, fuss; French politesse 2.1Formal polite behaviour: he showed them to their table with great ceremony...
Phrasesstand on ceremony without ceremony OriginLate Middle English: from Old French ceremonie or Latin caerimonia 'religious worship', (plural) 'ritual observances'. |
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