ceremony

ceremony
ceremony [ser′ə mō΄nē; ] chiefly Brit [, ser′əmə nē]
n.
pl. ceremonies [ME cerimonie < L caerimonia, awe, reverent rite, ceremony; prob. < Etr]
1. a formal act or set of formal acts established by custom or authority as proper to a special occasion, such as a wedding, religious rite, etc.
2. the service or function at which such acts are performed
3. a conventionally courteous or polite act
4. behavior that follows rigid etiquette or a prescribed form
5.
a) formality or formalities
b) empty or meaningless formality, or an act suggesting this
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stand on ceremony
to behave with or insist on formality
SYN.- CEREMONY refers to a formal, usually solemn, act established as proper to some religious or state occasion [the ceremony of launching a ship ]; RITE refers to the prescribed form for a religious practice [burial rites]; RITUAL refers to rites or ceremonies collectively, esp. to the rites of a particular religion [the ritual of voodooism ]; FORMALITY suggests a conventional, often meaningless, act or custom, usually one associated with social activity [the formalities of polite conversation ]

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