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Definition of Ceremonious
1. Adjective. Characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately display.
2. Adjective. Rigidly formal or bound by convention. "Their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"
Definition of Ceremonious
1. a. Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]
Definition of Ceremonious
1. Adjective. Fond of ceremony, ritual or strict etiquette; punctilious ¹
2. Adjective. Characterized by rigid formality ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ceremonious
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceremonious
Literary usage of Ceremonious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Sometimes they have oversimplified, as Shaw 1975 does by saying ceremonial applies
to things and ceremonious to people and things. As we shall see, ..."
2. Recollections of a Service of Three Years During the War-of-extermination in by Simón Bolívar (1828)
"... another Officer—Re-embarkation of the Division for Cumana— Strange Mismanagement
of Admiral Brion—ceremonious Naval Chace—Murmurs of the Seamen—Ironical ..."
3. History of the United Netherlands, from the Death of William the Silent to by John Lothrop Motley (1900)
"... with which Rogers is much touched—The queen not pleased with her envoy—Credulity
of the English commissioners—ceremonious meeting of all the envoys— ..."
4. The Life of Thomas Jefferson by Henry Stephens Randall (1858)
"... the Elected Candidates—Hia Efforts to Escape a ceremonious Reception—His
Reception—Interview with the President and Mr. Adams's Overtures—Sworn into ..."
5. A Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada: From the Mss. of Fray Antonio Agapida by Washington Irving (1829)
"... ceremonious reception at court of the Count de Cabra and the alcayde de los
... at the stately and ceremonious court of Castile, in reward for the ..."
6. English Hymns: Their Authors and History by Samuel Willoughby Duffield (1886)
"She pleased herself with thinking how delighted the little one would be, but they
were no sooner seated than the child, observing the ceremonious pause, ..."
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