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• Formality — A formality is an established procedure or set of specific behaviors and utterances, conceptually similar to a ritual although typically secular and less involved. A formality may be as simple as a handshake upon making new acquaintainces in… …   Wikipedia

• formality — n 1. convention, form, observance; usage, practice, custom, wont, Inf. the way it s done, protocol, Inf.S.O.P.; ceremony, ritual, rite, service, liturgy. 2. rigidity, inflexibility, stiffness; strictness, exactness, punctilio, precision. 3.… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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• celebration — Synonyms and related words: Sabbatarianism, agape, asperges, aspersion, auricular confession, baccalaureate service, bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, banquet, bar mitzvah, bas mitzvah, bat, bender, binge, bout, bust, carousal, carouse,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• ceremonial — Synonyms and related words: High Church, august, baccalaureate service, baptismal, buckram, celebration, celebratory, ceremonious, ceremoniousness, ceremony, commemorative, commencement, conventional, convocation, courtly, decorous, dignified,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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• convocation — Synonyms and related words: Council of Nicaea, Council of Trent, Lateran Council, Vatican Council, assemblee, assembly, assignation, at home, baccalaureate service, ball, beck, beck and call, bidding, brawl, call, calling, calling forth, caucus,… …   Moby Thesaurus