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'serəməni, ]( American) -mouniAmerican - ceremonies; noun1) (a sacred or formal act, eg a wedding, funeral etc: a marriage ceremony.) seremoni2) (solemn display and formality: pomp and ceremony.) høytidelighet, prakt•- ceremonially
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- ceremoniouslyseremonisubst. \/ˈserəmənɪ\/1) seremoni, høytidelighet2) pomp og prakt3) formalitetMaster of Ceremonies seremonimester, konferansier, programleder, programvertstand (up)on ceremony holde på formene, gjøre krus på• don't stand (up)on ceremony!with all due ceremony med fullt seremoniellwithout ceremony uten dikkedarer, uten videre
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Ceremonious — Cer e*mo ni*ous, a. [Cf. F. c[ e]r[ e]monieux, L. Caerimoniosus.] 1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. Note: [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.] [1913 Webster] The ceremonious part of His worship. South. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ceremonious — index formal, official, punctilious, solemn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
ceremonious — 1550s, from Fr. cérémonieux, from L.L. cærimoniosus, from L. cærimonia (see CEREMONY (Cf. ceremony)). Meaning full of show and ceremony is from 1610s. Related: Ceremoniously … Etymology dictionary
ceremonious — *ceremonial, formal, solemn, conventional Analogous words: impressive, *moving: *decorous, seemly, proper: stately, imposing, majestic, grandiose (see GRAND) Antonyms: unceremonious, informal … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ceremonious — [adj] ritual, formal civil, courteous, courtly, decorous, deferential, dignified, exact, grandiose, impressive, majestic, moving, precise, proper, punctilious, seemly, solemn, starchy, stately, stiff, striking; concept 548 Ant. informal, relaxed … New thesaurus
ceremonious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions. DERIVATIVES ceremoniously adverb ceremoniousness noun … English terms dictionary
ceremonious — [ser΄ə mō′nē əs] adj. [Fr cérémonieux] 1. ceremonial 2. full of ceremony 3. characterized by conventional usages or formality; very polite 4. excessively formal or proper ceremoniously adv. ceremoniousness n … English World dictionary
ceremonious — adjective Date: 1553 1. devoted to forms and ceremony ; punctilious < ceremonious courtiers > 2. of, relating to, or constituting a ceremony < a ceremonious occasion > 3. according to formal usage or prescribed procedures < the … New Collegiate Dictionary
ceremonious — ceremonial, ceremonious 1. Ceremonial, meaning ‘with or concerning ritual or ceremony’, is a neutral descriptive adjective (as in ceremonial occasions / ceremonial dress / for ceremonial reasons). Ceremonious, meaning ‘having or showing a… … Modern English usage
ceremonious — ceremoniously, adv. ceremoniousness, n. /ser euh moh nee euhs/, adj. 1. carefully observant of ceremony; formally or elaborately polite: He greeted his rival with a ceremonious display of friendship. 2. pertaining to, marked by, or consisting of… … Universalium
ceremonious — See ceremonial, ceremonious … Dictionary of problem words and expressions