ceremonial

== English == === Alternative forms === cæremonial (archaic) === Etymology === From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony +‎ -al or -ial. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/ (Australian) IPA(key): /ˌseɹɪˈməʉniəl/, /ˌseɹɪˈmɐʉniəl/ Hyphenation: cer‧e‧mo‧ni‧al Rhymes: -əʊniəl === Adjective === ceremonial (comparative more ceremonial, superlative most ceremonial) Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony. Synonyms: ceremonious, formal, ritual, ritualistic Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic. Synonym: nominal (obsolete) Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ceremonial (countable and uncountable, plural ceremonials) A ceremony, or series of ceremonies, prescribed by ritual. ==== Translations ==== == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French cérémonial, from Latin caerimonialis. By surface analysis, ceremonie +‎ -al. === Noun === ceremonial n (plural ceremoniale) ceremonial ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin caerimōniālis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeɾemoˈnjal/ [θe.ɾe.moˈnjal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seɾemoˈnjal/ [se.ɾe.moˈnjal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ce‧re‧mo‧nial === Adjective === ceremonial m or f (masculine and feminine plural ceremoniales) ceremonial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “ceremonial”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025