adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ ser- ə - ' m ō -n ē - ə s, ˌ se-r ə -
Function: adjective
Date: 1553
1 : devoted to forms and ceremony : PUNCTILIOUS < ceremonious courtiers>
2 : of, relating to, or constituting a ceremony <a ceremonious occasion>
3 : according to formal usage or prescribed procedures <the cold and ceremonious politeness of her curtsey ― Jane Austen>
4 : marked by ceremony <a ceremonious procession>
synonyms see CEREMONIAL
– cer · e · mo · ni · ous · ly adverb
– cer · e · mo · ni · ous · ness noun