ceremony

3 definitions • 5 examples

(a set of) formal acts, often fixed and traditional, performed on important social or religious occasions:

a wedding/graduation ceremony

very formal and polite behaviour:

pomp and ceremony She arrived at the airport without the pomp and ceremony that usually accompanies important politicians.

without ceremony I handed her my letter of resignation without ceremony (= in an informal way).

a set of acts, often traditional or religious, performed at a formal occasion esp. to recognize an important event, or the performing of such acts:

[ C ] a graduation/wedding ceremony

[ U ] She was buried without ceremony.