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   Cer·e·mo·ni·al

   /ˌserəˈmōnēəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or used for formal events of a religious or public nature: "ceremonial robes"
   • 2. (of a position or role) involving only nominal authority or power: "originally a ceremonial post, it is now a position with executive power"

   noun

   • 1. the system of rules and procedures to be observed at a formal or religious occasion: "the procedure was conducted with all due ceremonial"
   • ▪ a rite or ceremony: "a ceremonial called the ghost dance"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from late Latin caerimonialis, from Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’ (see ceremony).

   Derivatives

   • 1. ceremonialism noun
   • 2. ceremonialist noun
   • 3. ceremonially adverb

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