ceremony

Definition for ceremony

noun as in ritual; celebratory observation

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commemoration, function, observance, parade, rite, service, show

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Sacrament, ceremonial, custom, formality, liturgy, ordinance, solemnity, tradition

noun as in etiquette

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ceremonial, conformity, decorum, form, formalism, formality, nicety, politeness, pomp, preciseness, prescription, propriety, protocol, strictness, usage

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formal courtesy

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Burton didn’t attend the ceremony when Davis signed the bill.

From Los Angeles Times

Harry will arrive in London on Monday to attend an awards ceremony for WellChild, which supports seriously ill children and their families.

From BBC

A London-born boy is set to become the first millennial saint, in a ceremony steeped in an ancient ritual presided over by Pope Leo on Sunday.

From BBC

The West Point Association of Graduates has canceled an award ceremony for actor Tom Hanks, who was scheduled to receive the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer Award on September 25.

From Salon

“We still have a memory in our bodies of these ceremonies that we were doing for thousands of years, when we were making a kind of catharsis with our bodies.”

From Los Angeles Times

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