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Ceremonial

Cēr'e-mō'ni-al, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. cérémonial, Lat. cærimonialis. See CEREMONY.]

Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites. “Ceremonial observances and outward show.” Hallam.
Observant of forms; precise in manners; formal in politeness; tenacious of etiquette; ceremonious.

O monstrum, superstitious Puritan, Of refined manners, yet ceremonial man. Donne.

Cĕr'e-mō'ni-al, n.

noun

n. 1. A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship, social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form.

He introduced the gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court. Prescott.

Sense 2. The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.