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ceremoniall

ceremoniall is the obsolete spelling of ceremonial.

Meaning of ceremonial

Adjective

ceremonial (comparative more ceremonial, superlative most ceremonial)

  1. Of, relating to, consisting of, or used in a ceremony.
    • What mockery will it be / To want the bridegroom when the priest attends / To speak the ceremonial rites of marriage!c. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. Used only for the purpose of ceremony; symbolic.
    Synonyms:
    nominal
  3. (obsolete) Synonym of ceremonious (“of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious”).
    • Oh monstrous, superstitious puritan, / Of refin’d manners, yet ceremoniall man, […]c. 1593–1597, J[ohn] Donne, “Satyre I”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC, page 326
    Synonyms:
    ceremonious

See all 4 meanings of ceremonial

Forms of ceremoniall

comparativemore ceremoniall
superlativemost ceremoniall

Questions about ceremoniall

What is ceremoniall the obsolete spelling of?
Ceremoniall is the obsolete spelling of ceremonial.

Words near ceremoniall in the dictionary

  1. ceremonialism
  2. ceremonialisms
  3. ceremonialist
  4. ceremonialists
  5. ceremonialize
  6. ceremoniall
  7. ceremonially
  8. ceremonialness
  9. ceremonials
  10. ceremonies
  11. ceremoniless

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