officiations
Acts of presiding
Officiations are acts of officiating—performing official duties, especially presiding over ceremonies or sporting events.
A priest conducts officiations at weddings and funerals; a referee's officiations determine the flow of a game.
His officiations at championship matches earned him a reputation for fairness.
The word appears most often in religious and sports contexts.
Marriage celebration events
- funeralsRites for the deceased
- baptismsReligious initiation rites
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- ordinationsFormal clergy induction ceremonies
blessings · rites · sacraments · ceremonies · clergy · ministers · priests · rabbis
Leading a formal gathering
- chairingLeading a formal gathering
- moderatingMaking less extreme
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
- proceedingsSequence of formal events
hearings · sessions · tribunals · panels · committees · assemblies · conventions · councils
weddings
Marriage celebration events
ordinations · blessings · rites · sacraments · ceremonies · clergy · ministers · priests · rabbis · imams
presiding
Leading a formal gathering
- chairingLeading a formal gathering
- moderatingMaking less extreme
- meetingsOrganized group assemblies
proceedings · hearings · sessions · tribunals · panels · committees · assemblies · conventions · councils · adjudication
referees
Sports match arbiters
whistles · rulings · penalties · fouls · matches · games · tournaments · linesmen · scorekeepers · timekeepers
officiationsattendances
Instances of being present
spectating · spectatorship · observing · watching · witnessing