ceremony meaning and definition

CEREMONY noun

Definition of ceremony (noun)

1. a formal event performed on a special occasion
   • "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
   • synonyms: ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance
2. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way
   • "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony"
3. the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion
   • "an inaugural ceremony"