ceremonial
ceremonial is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Observant of forms; ceremonious. Note: [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] Donne. He moves in the dull ceremonial track. Druden.
- 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.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is observant of forms; ceremonious. Note: [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] Donne. He moves in the dull ceremonial track. Druden called?
- What is the order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules presribed to be observed on solemn occasions called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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