Ceremony
WordNet

noun


(1)   Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
"The ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"
"He makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"
"He disposed of it without ceremony"
(2)   The proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
"An inaugural ceremony"
(3)   A formal event performed on a special occasion
"A ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. A ritual with religious significance.
  2. An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
  3. Formal socially-established behaviour often in relation to people of different ranks.
 
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