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# ceremony

«ceremony» in Mova's school dictionary: **a formal event held to mark something important, such as…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (a ceremony, ceremonies)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A ceremony is a formal event held to mark something important, such as a wedding, a graduation or a prize-giving. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#m1)

2) Ceremony is also the set of formal actions and words done in the proper way on such an occasion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#m2)

3) «Without ceremony» means simply and quickly, with no fuss. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In stories and social studies a ceremony shows that a moment is special: a wedding, a funeral, an opening, an award, a flag-raising. It tells the reader people are dressed up, quiet and following set steps. Phrases: opening ceremony, closing ceremony, award ceremony, wedding ceremony, graduation ceremony, hold a ceremony, stand on ceremony, without ceremony.

### examples

- The whole school went to the award ceremony in the hall. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x1)
- My aunt's wedding ceremony took place in a garden. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x2)
- The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games had fireworks and music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x3)
- At the ceremony, each pupil shook hands with the head teacher. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x4)
- The new library was opened with a short ceremony and a ribbon cutting. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x5)
- Please don't stand on ceremony, just help yourself to some cake. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x6)
- He dropped the bag on the floor without ceremony. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x7)
- Many cultures have a special ceremony when a baby is named. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x8)
- Many other ceremonies took place at my departure. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/#x9)

### note

Countable noun: one ceremony, two ceremonies (y becomes ies). Stress on the first syllable: CER-e-mo-ny. The adjective is «ceremonial». «Stand on ceremony» means to be very formal and polite; «don't stand on ceremony» means relax. Do not confuse with «celebration», which can be informal and noisy; a ceremony is formal.

### In the corpora

- [A funeral is a ceremony where family and friends say goodbye to someone who has died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/0/)
- [Drawing a picture, writing a letter, planting a flower or holding a small ceremony helps you remember a pet.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/66-how-pets-feel-and-saying-goodbye/15/)
- [Mohenjo-daro had a large waterproof pool called the Great Bath, probably used for washing in religious ceremonies.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/history/7-ancient-india-the-indus-cities-and-the-first-kingdoms/9/)
- [A sacrament is a church ceremony Christians believe is an outward sign of God's grace.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/24-baptism-communion-and-confirmation/6/)
- [Many cultures mark big promises with a ceremony so the whole community remembers and helps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/religion-ethics/88-vows-oaths-and-promises-in-faith/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ceremony» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/ceremony/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.