ceremonial C2 Topic:Entertainment & Leisure US /ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/ UK /ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/ See IPA manual Freq #16322 Meanings 1 adj marked by pomp or ceremony or formality A ceremonial occasion. Thesaurus Synonyms cultichonorary Word family Forms ceremonials Derived forms anticeremonialceremonialiseceremonialismceremonialistceremoniallyceremonialnessnonceremonialpreceremonialsemiceremonialunceremonial Related forms ceremonious Common collocations ceremonial occasion Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al or -ial. cerymonial Middle English caerimōniālis Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Entertainment & Leisure Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ceremonial **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌsɛɹɪˈmoʊniəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌsɛɹɪˈməʊnɪ.əl/ **Frequency rank:** 16322 ## Meanings 1. marked by pomp or ceremony or formality ## Examples - A ceremonial occasion. ## Synonyms - cultic - honorary ## Derived Forms - anticeremonial - ceremonialise - ceremonialism - ceremonialist - ceremonially - ceremonialness - nonceremonial - preceremonial - semiceremonial - unceremonial ## Related Forms - ceremonious ## Roots and Affixes - Root: cerymonial - Root: caerimōniālis ## Etymology From Middle English cerymonial, from Latin caerimōniālis. Morphologically ceremony + -al or -ial. ## Topics - Entertainment & Leisure - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown