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

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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

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1. ceremony

   Synonyms:
   display, pageant, solemnity, rite, formality

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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, 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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1. ceremonynoun

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

2. ceremonynoun

   Synonyms:
   parade, pomp, show, stateliness

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1. ceremonynoun

   Synonyms:
   rite, form, ceremonial, solemnity, formality

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1. List of paraphrases for "ceremony":

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

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1. ceremony

   Synonyms:
   See White Coat ceremony
   

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1. Dharmender Kumar Meena:

   We believe the' prasad' was poisoned, there was a foundation-laying ceremony of a new Hindu temple and following the event the' prasad' was distributed. People started vomiting shortly after.

2. 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.

3. Kenny Rogers thanks:

   Barry Gibb was producing an album on me and Barry Gibb gave me this song, and I went and learned it and went into the studio and sang it for four days. And I finally looked at Barry Gibb and said, Barry Gibb, I dont even like this song anymore. And Barry Gibb said, You know what we need ? We need Dolly Parton. I thought, Man, that guy is a visionary. Kenny Rogers thanks GETS CANDID ON PERFORMING WITH DOLLY PARTON FOR THE LAST TIME Country music star Kenny Rogers thanks gives Kenny Rogers thanks acceptance speech at the ceremony for the 2013 inductions into the Country Music Hall of Fame. ( The Associated Press).

4. Sacheen Littlefeather:

   It was the first time anyone had made a political statement at the Oscars, it was the first Oscars ceremony to be broadcast by satellite all over the world, which is why Marlon chose it. I didn’t have an evening dress so Marlon told me to wear my buckskin.

5. Anthony Dang Huu Nam:

   The whole district is covered in sorrow, i'm still collecting contact details for all the victim's families, and will hold a ceremony to pray for them tonight.