ceremonial
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definition
noun
the procedure was conducted with all due ceremonial
the system of rules and procedures to be observed at a formal or religious occasion.
adjective
ceremonial robes
relating to or used for formal events of a religious or public nature.
originally a ceremonial post, it is now a position with executive power
(of a position or role) involving only nominal authority or power.
translation of 'ceremonial'
noun
仪式
adjective
郑重,
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example
Women exerted political influence by participating in community council meetings, and they had significant roles in Cherokee 'ceremonial' life.
For five years, until August 2000 when the pair had a falling-out, she served as prime minister, a largely 'ceremonial' post, under Kumaratunga.
For an unfathomable reason, I kept thinking of Balanchine's Agon as the dancers swept through their athletic 'ceremonial' .
He was a largely 'ceremonial' figure with little power.
Yet there is a great difference both in method and in results between the traditional approaches to 'ceremonial' represented in the study of ancient Greece and those being developed in more recent fields.
Although a largely 'ceremonial' position, some abuse victims saw it as a slap in the face.
Some holidays and 'ceremonial' occasions are associated with certain kinds of food.
But the result of reducing the Queen's representative to a purely 'ceremonial' role has been to concentrate power in the Prime Minister's office.
The unicity is run by Johannesburg's first-ever executive mayor - previously the mayor was a largely 'ceremonial' position.
The agony experienced by their loved ones in trying to locate their remains lends, in Neil Hanson's prose, the dark 'ceremonial' of Remembrance Sunday an almost unbearable poignancy.
By the end of his first day, AVM Shepherd was impressed with what he saw and those he spoke to, and was more than happy to take on a 'ceremonial' role and officially open the bar for the enjoyment of his people.
But he is a traditionalist and is said to have opposed the constitutional changes which reduced the role of the monarch to that of a 'ceremonial' head of state.
In the section devoted to each stage, one can view videotapes of relevant religious rituals and 'ceremonial' objects from diverse traditions.
Even though the Queen is the titular head of the government, her role is more 'ceremonial' than substantive.
Women play important roles in 'ceremonial' and political life in many Melanesian societies.
Therefore, a distinction between formal palace-centered 'ceremonial' processions and feasting must be preserved.
The powers of the president largely a 'ceremonial' post will be shared by the prime minister and the speaker of the lower chamber of parliament until a successor can be found.
Perhaps the virginity of the Grail hero, so stressed by late Christian redactors, may be a reminiscence of the virgin state of the initiate in the pagan 'ceremonial' .
And, just as with you and your royalty, our 'ceremonial' positions screen from the uninitiated gaze the empty throne.
This is, of course, a discretion a Bulgarian President is able to exercise, given that constitutionally the office is not purely limited to a 'ceremonial' role.
Under exiled President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the prime minister's position was largely 'ceremonial' .
These are 'ceremonial' occasions, and each person who helps the family is given a portion of the pig.
With due 'ceremonial' the last stone of the Ninetieth course was landed on the Rock by the Hedderwick praam-boat on the 30th.
Why do modern armies and soldiers carry swords on 'ceremonial' occasions?
Another traditional instrument still used in ritual and 'ceremonial' events is the bullroarer, a thin piece of wood suspended from a string and swung in a circle.
The man widely dubbed the New Blair faced the original Blair yesterday at Westminster's weekly feast and 'ceremonial' .
A team of archaeologists from Sheffield University have revealed significant new insights into the role of Stonehenge after discovering a prehistoric 'ceremonial' road.
He is the connective tissue between government and tribal authority, and the government has given him a 'ceremonial' uniform appropriate to his status.
Mr Mallon was attending the council's annual meeting where another former police officer, Peter Porley, was elected to the 'ceremonial' post of chairman.
This cheese, served as a nibble, was stale, dry and tough enough to make one wonder if it was left over from some opening night 'ceremonial' .
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