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ceremonial

Definitions of ceremonial
  1. noun
    a formal event performed on a special occasion
    synonyms: ceremonia
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    types:
    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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