CEREMONY
\sˈɛɹɪmənɪ], \sˈɛɹɪmənɪ], \s_ˈɛ_ɹ_ɪ_m_ə_n_ɪ]\
Definitions of CEREMONY
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- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
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- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
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A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
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A sign or prodigy; a portent.
By Oddity Software
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Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
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A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
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A sign or prodigy; a portent.
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Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events;
By Noah Webster.
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A sacred rite; as, the marriage ceremony; a prescribed formality; behavior regulated by the laws of strict etiquette.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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A prescribed form of observance of a more or less religious and solemn nature; the celebration of it; prescribed formality. Master of ceremonies, one who sees that the due forms are observed.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Outward forms or rites in religion; formal rules or regulations; certain kinds of social intercourse; state etiquette.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
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Henry James
- writer who was born in the United States but lived England (1843-1916) An American scholar; born at Albany, N. Y., June 3, 1811; died Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 18, 1882. He resided Cambridge. Among the most noted of his works on morals and religion are: "What Is State?\" (1845); "Moralism Christianity"(1852); "Lectures Miscellanies"("The Nature Evil"(1855); "Christianity Logic Creation"(1857); "Substance Shadow"(1863); Secret Swedenborg"(1869). An American novelist and miscellaneous prose-writer, son of Henry(1st); born in New York, April 15, 1843. His works include: "Transatlantic Sketches"(1875); "A Passionate Pilgrim Other Tales"("Roderick Hudson"(1876); "The American"(1877); "Watch Ward"(1878); "French Poets Novelists"("Daisy Miller: a Study"(Europeans: Sketch"("An International Episode"(1879); Madonna the Future "Hawthorne"(Bundle Letters"(1880); "Confidence"(Diary Man Fifty"("Washington Square"(Portrait Lady"(1882); Comedy"(1883); Siege London; Pension Beaurepas; Point View"("Portraits Places"("Tales Three Cities"(1884); Little Tour France"(1885); Art Fiction"(1885), with Walter Besant; "Stories Revived"(2 vols., Author Beltraffio"(Bostonians"(1886); Princess Casamassima"("Partial Portraits"(1888); Aspern Papers Stories"(Reverberator"(London Life"(1889); Tragic Muse"(1890); "Port Tarascon"(1891), translation; Lesson Master"(1892), volume stories; Real Thing 1893); "Picture Text"(Private 1893), "Essays Elsewhere"(Wheel Time"(1894); "Theatricals