ceremony
noun
[ ˈsɛrɪməni ]
• a 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"
• the ritual observances and procedures required or performed at grand and formal occasions.
• "the new Queen was proclaimed with due ceremony"
Similar:
pomp,
protocol,
formalities,
niceties,
decorum,
etiquette,
good form,
propriety,
conventionality,
punctilio,
attention to detail,
fuss,
politesse,
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French ceremonie or Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’, (plural) ‘ritual observances’.
