ceremonial
adjective
[ sɛrɪˈməʊnɪəl ]
• relating to or used for formal religious or public events.
• "a ceremonial occasion"
Similar:
formal,
official,
state,
public,
ritual,
ritualistic,
prescribed,
set,
stately,
courtly,
solemn,
dignified,
celebratory,
sacramental,
liturgical,
• (of a post or role) conferring or involving only nominal authority or power.
• "the largely ceremonial position of Lord Lieutenant of Kent"
ceremonial
noun
• the system of rules and procedures to be observed at a formal or religious occasion.
• "the procedure was conducted with all due ceremonial"
Origin:
late Middle English: from late Latin caerimonialis, from Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’ (see ceremony).
