- (a.) According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious.
- (a.) Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.].
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "ceremonious" 27 May 2011. Web. 24 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/ceremonious/definitions/1985911> |