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   cer·e·mo·ny

   /ˈserəˌmōnē/

   noun

   • 1. a formal religious or public occasion, typically one celebrating a particular event or anniversary: "the winners were presented with their prizes at a special ceremony"
   • ▪ an act or series of acts performed according to a traditional or prescribed form: "we found a rabbi to perform the ceremony for us" Similar riteritualceremonialobservanceservicesacramentliturgyworshipmysteryofficecelebrationperformanceactpracticeordercustomtraditionconventioninstitutionformalityprocedureusagehabitform
   • 2. the ritual observances and procedures performed at grand and formal occasions: "the new Queen was proclaimed with due ceremony" Similar pompprotocolformalitiesnicetiesdecorumetiquettegood formproprietyconventionalitypunctilioattention to detailfusspolitesse
   • ▪ formal polite behavior: "he showed them to their table with great ceremony"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French ceremonie or Latin caerimonia ‘religious worship’, (plural) ‘ritual observances’.

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