ceremonials
Official ritual proceedings
Ceremonials are the formal rites, rituals, or observances associated with official or sacred occasions.
The word emphasizes the outward forms and procedures rather than inner meaning: The coronation ceremonials lasted three hours.
Ceremonials may also refer to a book or document prescribing such rites.
Formal ceremonial acts
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
- invocationCalling upon higher authority
offering · sacrifice · altar · purification · vigil · consecration · blessing · libation
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- spectacleVisually striking event
- regaliaCeremonial emblems of authority
coronation · inauguration · cavalcade · extravaganza · grandeur · majesty · splendor · opulence
Profound admiring respect
- gravitasDignified, weighty manner
- dignityInnate personal worth
- sanctityQuality of being inviolable
- venerationProfound admiring respect
piety · sacredness · augustness · sobriety · earnestness · respectfulness · serenity · sublimity
Traditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- observanceKeeping of customs
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
- ancestryFamily line of descent
folklore · legacy · continuity · preservation · festivity · practice · lineage · heirloom
Rules of polite conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
- formalityStrict observance of convention
precedence · hierarchy · regalia · dress code · seating · titles · honorifics · salutation
rites
Formal ceremonial acts
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- incantationSpoken magical formula
- chantRepetitive rhythmic phrase
invocation · offering · sacrifice · altar · purification · vigil · consecration · blessing · libation · sacrament
procession
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- spectacleVisually striking event
regalia · coronation · inauguration · cavalcade · extravaganza · grandeur · majesty · splendor · opulence · lavishness
reverence
Profound admiring respect
veneration · piety · sacredness · augustness · sobriety · earnestness · respectfulness · serenity · sublimity · humility
customs
Traditional practices or import taxes
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- observanceKeeping of customs
- commemorationAct of honoring memory
ancestry · folklore · legacy · continuity · preservation · festivity · practice · lineage · heirloom · lore
etiquette
Rules of polite conduct
- decorumFitting social conduct
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- courtesyRespectful, considerate behavior
formality · precedence · hierarchy · regalia · dress code · seating · titles · honorifics · salutation · deference
- liturgical booksbreviary, missal, lectionary, missals, breviaries
- ceremonial dressFormal attire for rituals
- ceremonial swordOrnate blade for rituals
- ceremonial garbFormal ritual clothing
- ceremonial speechFormal address for occasions
- ceremonial outfitsFormal dress for rituals
- ceremonial practicesFormalized traditional observances