ceremonies
Pomp and solemnity
Ceremonies is the plural of ceremony—formal events marking significant occasions.
Weddings, graduations, and inaugurations are ceremonies.
The word often appears in phrases: master of ceremonies (the host who guides an event), stand on ceremony (insist on formality).
Without further ceremonies means dispensing with preliminaries to get to the point.
Profound admiring respect
- dignityInnate personal worth
- gravitasDignified, weighty manner
- formalityStrict observance of convention
- decorumFitting social conduct
veneration · respect · composure · stateliness · sanctity · piety · earnestness · sobriety
Marriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
commemoration · jubilee · reception · banquet · gala · homecoming · quinceañera · bar mitzvah
Formal ceremonial acts
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
- consecrationDedicating to sacred purpose
baptism · communion · offering · pilgrimage · ablution · blessing · ordination · incantation
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
- spectacleVisually striking event
regalia · grandeur · splendor · majesty · flourish · cavalcade · pageant · panoply
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- cultureCollective social practices
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- legacyWhat's passed down
folklore · lineage · roots · continuity · preservation · elders · ancestors · indigenous
reverence
Profound admiring respect
- dignityInnate personal worth
- gravitasDignified, weighty manner
- formalityStrict observance of convention
decorum · veneration · respect · composure · stateliness · sanctity · piety · earnestness · sobriety · observance
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- coronationCeremony installing a sovereign
- inaugurationFormal beginning ceremony
anniversary · commemoration · jubilee · reception · banquet · gala · homecoming · quinceañera · bar mitzvah · naming
rites
Formal ceremonial acts
- sacramentSacred ritual conveying grace
- liturgyFormal worship structure
- initiationFormal admission ceremony
consecration · baptism · communion · offering · pilgrimage · ablution · blessing · ordination · incantation · chant
procession
Formal moving line
- paradeCeremonial public procession
- pompOstentatious display of dignity
- fanfareCeremonial brass announcement
spectacle · regalia · grandeur · splendor · majesty · flourish · cavalcade · pageant · panoply · opulence
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- cultureCollective social practices
- ancestryFamily line of descent
legacy · folklore · lineage · roots · continuity · preservation · elders · ancestors · indigenous · tribal
funeral
Service honoring the dead
interment · cremation · vigil · tribute · condolence · wreath · procession · obituary · burial · casket
- cultural heritagefolklore, traditions, customs, folk music revival, museum collections
- cultural traditionsflamenco, tango, kabuki, hula, capoeira
- Community Lifetraditions, neighborhood, customs, village, festivals
- public rejoicingparades, fireworks, festivals, carnivals, parties
- regional influencesdialect, accent, cuisine, folk music, local customs
- village lifevillage, hamlet, thatched roofs, chalet, folk tales
- ceremonial dressFormal attire for rituals
- ceremonial swordOrnate blade for rituals
- wedding ceremoniesRituals formalizing a marriage
- master of ceremoniesEvent's lead announcer
- ceremonial garbFormal ritual clothing
- tribal ceremoniesFormal communal cultural observances
ceremonial, unceremonious, ceremonious, ceremoniously, unceremoniously, ceremonially, ceremonials, ceremonialism, ceremoniousness