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ceremonia

Definitions of ceremonia
  1. noun
    the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
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    ceremonia religiosa
    a ceremony having religious meaning
    ágape
    a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
    rito
    an established ceremony prescribed by a religion
    culto
    the act of public worship following prescribed rules
    sacramento
    a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it; the two Protestant ceremonies are baptism and the Lord's Supper; in the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church there are seven traditional rites accepted as instituted by Jesus: baptism and confirmation and Holy Eucharist and penance and holy orders and matrimony and extreme unction
    santificación
    a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
    oblación, oblata
    the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
    unción
    anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
    libación
    the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
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    actividad
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    a ceremonial manner
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    etiqueta
    a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies
  3. noun
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
    synonyms: ceremonial
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    funeral
    a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
    boda, casamiento, himeneo, nupcias
    the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
    pompa
    a rich and spectacular ceremony
    comienzo
    a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
    conmemoración
    a ceremony to honor the memory of someone or something
    ceremonia militar
    a formal ceremony performed by military personnel
    iniciación
    a formal entry into an organization or position or office
    formalidad, formalidades
    a requirement of etiquette or custom
    inauguración
    the ceremonial induction into a position
    enterramiento, entierro, inhumación, sepelio
    the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
    coronación, entronización, envestidura, investidura
    the ceremony of installing a new monarch
    ceremonia de graduación, graduación
    an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred
    type of:
    acontecimiento
    a vaguely specified social event
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