All ceremony synonyms

noun ceremony

• function — the kind of action or activity proper to a person, thing, or institution; the purpose for which something is designed or exists; role.
• observance — an act or instance of following, obeying, or conforming to: the observance of traffic laws.
• parade — a large public procession, usually including a marching band and often of a festive nature, held in honor of an anniversary, person, event, etc.
• service — Robert W(illiam) 1874–1958, Canadian writer, born in England.
• show — to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
• rite — a formal or ceremonial act or procedure prescribed or customary in religious or other solemn use: rites of baptism; sacrificial rites.
• commemoration — the act or an instance of commemorating
• formality — condition or quality of being formal; accordance with required or traditional rules, procedures, etc.; conventionality.
• solemnity — the state or character of being solemn; earnestness; gravity; impressiveness: the solemnity of a state funeral.
• ordinance — an authoritative rule or law; a decree or command.
• sacrament — Ecclesiastical. a visible sign of an inward grace, especially one of the solemn Christian rites considered to have been instituted by Jesus Christ to symbolize or confer grace: the sacraments of the Protestant churches are baptism and the Lord's Supper; the sacraments of the Roman Catholic and Greek Orthodox churches are baptism, confirmation, the Eucharist, matrimony, penance, holy orders, and extreme unction.
• custom — A custom is an activity, a way of behaving, or an event which is usual or traditional in a particular society or in particular circumstances.
• liturgy — a form of public worship; ritual.
• tradition — the handing down of statements, beliefs, legends, customs, information, etc., from generation to generation, especially by word of mouth or by practice: a story that has come down to us by popular tradition.
• ceremonial — Something that is ceremonial relates to a ceremony or is used in a ceremony.
• pomp — stately or splendid display; splendor; magnificence.
• protocol — the customs and regulations dealing with diplomatic formality, precedence, and etiquette.
• form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
• propriety — conformity to established standards of good or proper behavior or manners.
• decorum — Decorum is behaviour that people consider to be correct, polite, and respectable.
• nicety — a delicate or fine point; punctilio: niceties of protocol.
• preciseness — definitely or strictly stated, defined, or fixed: precise directions.
• prescription — Medicine/Medical. a direction, usually written, by the physician to the pharmacist for the preparation and use of a medicine or remedy. the medicine prescribed: Take this prescription three times a day.
• usage — a customary way of doing something; a custom or practice: the usages of the last 50 years.
• strictness — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
• conformity — If something happens in conformity with something such as a law or someone's wishes, it happens as the law says it should, or as the person wants it to.
• politeness — showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
• formalism — strict adherence to, or observance of, prescribed or traditional forms, as in music, poetry, and art.
• ritual — an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite.