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cer·e·mo·ni·al
 ceremonial
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- pronunciation:
- se
r
mo
ni
l
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
pertaining to, characterized by, or used in a ceremony.
a ceremonial eventa ceremonial headdress- antonyms:
- informal
- similar words:
- ceremonious, formal, gala, occasional, pompous, solemn
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| related words: |
ceremonious |
adverb + (adj.)ceremonial
largely, mainly, merely, mostly, purely, strictly
(adj.)ceremonial
+ noun
appearance,
archaeologist,
artifact,
aspect,
axe,
banquet,
baron,
basin,
belt,
blade,
bowl,
calendar,
cape,
cathedral,
ceremony,
chamber,
circuit,
cleansing,
cloak,
cloth,
community,
complex,
context,
corn,
costume,
cycle,
dagger,
dancer,
display,
dress,
drum,
duty,
exchange,
feast,
funeral,
garb,
garment,
gate,
gathering,
gear,
gesture,
gift,
goblet,
gown,
greeting,
guard,
handle,
handshake,
headdress,
honor,
horn,
hunting,
implement,
item,
lighting,
locality,
mask,
mat,
meal,
mode,
object,
occasion,
offering,
opening,
parade,
pen,
pipe,
plain,
platform,
plaza,
post,
practice,
prayer,
presentation,
presidency,
regalia,
ribbon,
robe,
role,
sacrifice,
settlement,
significance,
silk,
skirt,
song,
spear,
stick,
summit,
sword,
tea,
temple,
trapping,
uniform,
valuables,
visit,
wedding,
yam
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a set of formalities or rites performed on certain occasions; rite.
- similar words:
- ceremony, rite, ritual, sacrament
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| definition 2: |
formal or dignified behavior or atmosphere appropriate to certain occasions.
the elaborate ceremonial of a royal banquet |
| related words: |
ceremony, observance |
adjective + (n.)ceremonial
indian, liturgical, religious, ritual, ritualistic, sacred, social, traditional
verb + (n.)ceremonial
cure, limit, open, throw, toss
noun + (n.)ceremonial
activity, ball, captain, center, dance, event, form, function, knife, pattern, performance, pitch, purpose
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| derivations: |
ceremonially (adv.), ceremonialism (n.), ceremonialist (n.) |
The word ceremonial
contains the following part:
-al2, -ial, -ual
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means pertaining to
  More about this word part:
The suffix -al2, -ial
attaches primarily to nouns ( national
, environmental
) but sometimes to Latin or Greek roots ( final
, capital
, comical
) to form adjectives. See also -ar1.
Example words:
abnormal, accidental, additional, aerial, agricultural, ancestral, annual, arboreal, artificial, astral, bacterial, biblical, biographical, brutal, capital, central, ceremonial, chemical, classical, clinical, coastal, colonial, comical, commercial, confidential, constitutional, continental, continual, controversial, conventional, criminal, critical, crucial, cultural, cylindrical, dental, detrimental, developmental, economical, editorial, educational, electrical, emotional, environmental, essential, equal, exceptional, experimental, facial, factual, federal, final, financial, floral, fluvial, formal, functional, fundamental, general, global, grammatical, guttural, habitual, historical, hysterical, illogical, immoral, impersonal, impractical, individual, industrial, ineffectual, influential, internal, legal, local, logical, lyrical, magical, maniacal, mathematical, memorial, mental, moral, mortal, musical, mythical, national, natural, nautical, neutral, normal, official, parental, pastoral, personal, philosophical, plural, pluralism, pluralistic, political, potential, quizzical, racial, rational, regional, irrational, intellectual, rhythmical, sacrificial, seasonal, spinal, spiritual, technological, territorial, theatrical, thermal, tidal, traditional, tribal, typical, universal, unnatural, veridical, verbal, virtual, vocal, visual
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