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

8 sentences
  1. England proper is divided into 48 ceremonial counties.

    deEngland selbst ist in 48 zeremonielle Grafschaften unterteilt. — Zaghawa

  2. Everyone was dressed in beautiful ceremonial outfits.

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

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

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

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Translations

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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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