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, ceremony, 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

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:1.0 / 3 votes

1. ceremony

   Synonyms:
   See White Coat ceremony
   

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1. Hope Solo:

   I have contacted the Hall of Fame and respectfully requested a postponement of my Hall of Fame induction ceremony to 2023, i will be voluntarily entering an in-patient alcohol treatment program to address my challenges with alcohol. At this time, my energies and focus are totally directed to my health, healing and taking care of my family. I want to thank the Hall of Fame for their support and for understanding my decision.

2. Eddy M Reyes:

   If I become a president, I will pass a law that requires married couples to hold a ceremony and renew their marriage license once every year.

3. Erin Youngren:

   We got word that we needed to delay the ceremony or start immediately.

4. Melania Trump:

   Joining us for this ceremony is( Judge Scalia's) wife, Maureen -- who has become a great friend of my family, Melania Trump -- and their nine children.

5. Feizar Nava:

   It’s because he offended the Pachamama, he didn’t want to participate in the ceremony.