ceremonial

Definition

Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

Etymology

From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al or -ial.

Example Sentences

• "What mockery will it be / To want the bridegroom when the priest attends / To speak the ceremonial rites of marriage!"
• "His merit introduced him to ſplendid tables and elegant acquaintance, but he did not find himſelf alvvays qualified to join in the converſation. He vvas diſtreſſed by civilities, vvhich he knevv not hovv to repay, and entangled in many ceremonial perplexities, from vvhich his books and diagrams could not extricate him."
• "[T]his change in ceremonial observances and outward show was trifling when compared to that in the objects of worship […]"