Synonyms for ceremony
ˈsɛr əˌmoʊ nicer·e·mo·ny

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1. ceremony

   Any religious act, especially a public act, viewed as a means of serving God is called a service; the word commonly includes the entire series of exercises of a single occasion of public worship. A religious service ordained as an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace is called a sacrament. Ceremony is a form expressing reverence, or at least respect; we may speak of religious ceremonies, the ceremonies of polite society, the ceremonies of a coronation, an inauguration, etc. An observance has more than a formal obligation, reaching or approaching a religious sacredness; a stated religious observance, viewed as established by authority, is called an ordinance; viewed as an established custom, it is a rite. The terms sacrament and ordinance, in the religious sense, are often used interchangeably; the ordinance derives its sacredness from the authority that ordained it, while the sacrament possesses a sacredness due to something in itself, even when viewed simply as a representation or memorial. The Lord's Supper is the Scriptural name for the observance commemorating the death of Christ; the word communion is once applied to it (1 Cor. x, 16), but not as a distinctive name; at an early period, however, the name communion was so applied, as denoting the communing of Christians with their Lord, or with one another. The term eucharist describes the Lord's Supper as a thanksgiving service; it is also called by preeminence the sacrament, as the ratifying of a solemn vow of consecration to Christ.

   Synonyms:
   communion, eucharist, Lord's Supper, observance, ordinance, rite, sacrament, service, solemnity

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1. ceremony

   Synonyms:
   display, pageant, solemnity, rite, formality

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1. ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observancenoun

   a formal event performed on a special occasion

   "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"

   Synonyms:
   observation, watching, honoring, ceremonial occasion, ceremonial, notice, observance

2. ceremonynoun

   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"

   Synonyms:
   observance, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion

3. ceremonynoun

   the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion

   "an inaugural ceremony"

   Synonyms:
   observance, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion

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1. ceremonynoun

   Synonyms:
   rite, form, formality, ceremonial, solemnity, observance

2. ceremonynoun

   Synonyms:
   parade, pomp, show, stateliness

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1. ceremonynoun

   Synonyms:
   rite, form, ceremonial, solemnity, formality

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1. List of paraphrases for "ceremony":

   ceremonies, ceremonial, event, lai, celebration, ritual, rite, ado

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1. ceremony

   Synonyms:
   See White Coat ceremony
   

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1. Alyssa Milano:

   As a mom I would so love to have an award ceremony like the VMAs to watch with my kids because my son, who is 4, loves music so much, but obviously I don’t feel comfortable, we saw a little of it because my husband was watching it for work purposes, my son says ‘ why are there so many holes in [ Miley Cyrus' ] outfit ? ’ which I thought was amazing. So speaking of style, that’s her own personal style.

2. Andrew Parsons:

   It is always special to see an NPC( National Paralympic Committees) make their first appearance at the Olympic Games on August 8, with all the challenges created by the pandemic, seeing these NPCs as part of the opening ceremony on August 24 will be an extra special and emotional moment for all concerned.

3. Sun Bear:

   When humans participate in ceremony, they enter a sacred space. Everything outside of that space shrivels in importance. Time takes on a different dimension. Emotions flow more freely. The bodies of participants become filled with the energy of life, and this energy reaches out and blesses the creation around them. All is made new everything becomes sacred.

4. Ei Kaku:

   There have been some doubts over whether they can really sign a deal. But this week China has announced cuts in its tariffs while Trump also talked about a ceremony for the deal. So it feels more likely that the deal will come through.

5. Franklin Leonard:

   It doesn't solve the white supremacy that made it to begin with, it does not go back in time and rightfully put Hattie McDaniel at the Oscars ceremony, which she was not allowed to attend when she won [due to segregation]. It doesn't change that Hollywood thinks of black-led and directed movies as having less value, especially abroad, even when data says otherwise. All it does is paper over these failures. If you really want to put.