What does "ceremonial" mean?
Ceremonial: Observant of forms; ceremonious. Note: [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] Donne. He moves in the dull ceremonial track. Druden.
Additional senses
- 2.A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form. The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court. Prescott.
- 3.The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules presribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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