ave |
Hail!; Hello!; Welcome! (used mainly in religious ceremony). [1/4 definitions] |
baccalaureate |
a ceremony given for a class about to graduate from a school, or the address or sermon at such a ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
baptism |
any similar ceremony used to initiate or admit to membership. [1/2 definitions] |
baptize |
to give a first or Christian name to by means of a baptismal ceremony. [1/4 definitions] |
bar mitzvah |
a Jewish ceremony that celebrates a boy's adulthood and the assumption of his religious duties, usu. occurring at the age of thirteen. (Cf. bat mitzvah.) [2 definitions] |
bat mitzvah |
in the Jewish faith, a ceremony in which it is recognized that a girl has come of age to accept her religious responsibilities. [2 definitions] |
beatify |
in the Roman Catholic Church, to proclaim (a deceased person) blessed in heaven and deserving of a ceremony of honor. [1/3 definitions] |
bridal |
a wedding ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
bridesmaid |
a woman who attends the bride in a wedding ceremony. |
celebrant |
one who officiates at a religious ceremony, as a priest at communion. [1/3 definitions] |
celebrate |
to perform (a religious ceremony or ritual). [1/4 definitions] |
ceremonial |
pertaining to, characterized by, or used in a ceremony. [1/3 definitions] |
ceremonious |
given to formality or ceremony; formally polite. [2 definitions] |
changing of the guard |
a ceremony in which a guard is replaced by another guard. |
christening |
a ceremony in which something such as a ship is named or dedicated. [1/2 definitions] |
circumcision |
the act or ceremony of circumcising or, the fact of being circumcised. |
color guard |
those who carry and escort a country's flag or several colored flags in a parade or ceremony. |
commemorate |
to honor the memory of with some special token or ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
commemoration |
a ceremony to honor the memory of a person or event. [1/2 definitions] |
commencement |
in schools or colleges, the graduation ceremony or day. [1/2 definitions] |
common-law marriage |
a marriage not contracted through a religious or civil ceremony but recognized as legal after the partners have lived together for a legally specified period of time. |