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Synonyms for CEREMONY
ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ nicer·e·mo·ny

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English Synonyms and Antonyms4.7 / 23 votes

  1. ceremony

    Any religious act, especially a public act, viewed as a means of serving God is called a service; the word commonly includes the entire series of exercises of a single occasion of public worship. A religious service ordained as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace is called a sacrament. Ceremony is a form expressing reverence, or at least respect; we may speak of religious ceremonies, the ceremonies of polite society, the ceremonies of a coronation, an inauguration, etc. An observance has more than a formal obligation, reaching or approaching a religious sacredness; a stated religious observance, viewed as established by authority, is called an ordinance; viewed as an established custom, it is a rite. The terms sacrament and ordinance, in the religious sense, are often used interchangeably; the ordinance derives its sacredness from the authority that ordained it, while the sacrament possesses a sacredness due to something in itself, even when viewed simply as a representation or memorial. The Lord's Supper is the Scriptural name for the observance commemorating the death of Christ; the word communion is once applied to it (1 Cor. x, 16), but not as a distinctive name; at an early period, however, the name communion was so applied, as denoting the communing of Christians with their Lord, or with one another. The term eucharist describes the Lord's Supper as a thanksgiving service; it is also called by preeminence the sacrament, as the ratifying of a solemn vow of consecration to Christ.

    Synonyms:
    communion, eucharist, Lord's Supper, observance, ordinance, rite, sacrament, service, solemnity

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ceremony

    Synonyms:
    display, pageant, solemnity, rite, formality

Princeton's WordNet2.0 / 4 votes

  1. ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observancenoun

    a formal event performed on a special occasion

    "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

    Synonyms:
    observation, watching, honoring, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial, ceremony, notice, observance

  2. ceremonynoun

    any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way

    "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"

    Synonyms:
    observance, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion

  3. ceremonynoun

    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion

    "an inaugural ceremony"

    Synonyms:
    observance, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ceremonynoun

    Synonyms:
    rite, form, formality, ceremonial, solemnity, observance

  2. ceremonynoun

    Synonyms:
    parade, pomp, show, stateliness

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. ceremonynoun

    Synonyms:
    rite, form, ceremonial, solemnity, formality

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "ceremony":

    ceremonies, ceremonial, event, lai, celebration, ritual, rite, ado

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD1.0 / 3 votes

  1. ceremony

    Synonyms:
    See White Coat ceremony

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  1. Rob Luffman:

    The VFW members were kind, happy and elated to do the film. The VFW members took a few minutes to rehearse since The VFW members havent done a ceremony since February. I believe The VFW members said The VFW members did 86 of The VFW members last year. When it was ready to do go, The VFW members did the show -- filmed in one take. It brings tears to the eyes. Everything was perfect.

  2. Yu Bin:

    My guess is that Anna Kireeva is apprehensive of China's sensitivities when Anna Kireeva comes to the Opening Ceremony and maybe some part of the Olympics, anna Kireeva wants to give Anna Kireeva enough spotlight in the media, and Anna Kireeva also doesn't want to steal attention from Putin's Xi meeting...( which reinforces the message that) even if sanctions( do) happen, Anna Kireeva is not on Anna Kireeva own, but has a partnership with another global superpower.

  3. James Corden:

    There were flowers everywhere, the most beautiful flowers you’ve ever seen, and I get quite bad allergies if I ’m in such close proximity to flowers, so, for a lot of the ceremony, I just needed to sneeze.

  4. Tom Brady:

    Thank you to the president for hosting this honorary celebration and for supporting our team for as long as I can remember, in light of some recent development, I am unable to attend today’s ceremony, as I am attending to some personal family matters.

  5. Roy Lee:

    Many countries expressed a desire to downplay the US-China confrontation in the IPEF, and that is the main reason why Taiwan was not invited to attend the launch ceremony, some countries pointed out that Taiwan's inclusion would boost [ the IPEF's ] efficiency, but there were also worries that China would view these countries as choosing a side.


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