Meaning

3 senses
  1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.

    zeremoniell

    церемониальныйceremonialʹnyj

  2. Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.

  3. (obsolete)Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”).

    marked by pomp or ceremony or formality

Examples

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  1. England proper is divided into 48 ceremonial counties.

    deEngland selbst ist in 48 zeremonielle Grafschaften unterteilt.

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  2. Everyone was dressed in beautiful ceremonial outfits.

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  3. Dressed in ceremonial garb, he began the ritual.

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  4. In some cultures, antlers are used for decorative or ceremonial purposes.

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  5. I drank ceremonial sake with gold leaf in it at the new year.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony:

Origin

From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al o

From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al or -ial.

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