ceremonious

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Synonyms: unceremonious, ceremonials, ceremonies

Antonyms: unceremonious, ceremonials, ceremonies

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Adjective

1. According to the [[required#Adjective|required]] or [[usual#Adjective|usual]] [[ceremony|ceremonies]], [[formality|formalities]], or [[ritual#Noun|rituals]]; specifically {{lb|en|Christianity|obsolete}}, to [[ceremonial#Adjective|ceremonial]] [[law#Noun|laws]] in the [[Bible]].
2. [[involve|Involving]] much [[ceremony]]; [[ostentatious]], [[showy]].
3. Of a [[person#Noun|person]]: [[fond#Adjective|fond]] of ceremony or ritual, or of [[observe|observing]] [[strict]] [[etiquette]] or [[formality]]; [[punctilious]].
4. {{synonym of|en|ceremonial|t=of, [[relate|relating]] to, [[consist]]ing of, or [[use#Verb|used]] in a ceremony or [[rite#Noun|rite]]}}; [[formal#Adjective|formal]], [[ritual#Adjective|ritual]].

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