ceremonially
2
4.6
- adverb
- /ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəli/
- Formal
:
ceremonialmente
- All the saints, those whose relics were present and about to be ceremonially translated when Aelred was preaching and those whose relics were elsewhere, worked the miracle.
- used ceremonially
And iboga is a plant that has been used ceremonially for centuries in countries like Gabon in Africa.
- And iboga is a plant that has been used ceremonially for centuries in countries like Gabon in Africa.
Examples
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Jasmine incense burned ceremonially in a small ceramic holder by the bed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Corn is used ceremonially to mark significant milestones in the lives of the Hopi people.
Academic text (2004) -
The Indians will not let him leave until he has been ceremonially thanked.
Academic text (2002) -
The women then smashed the bottles ceremonially in the town square.
Academic text (2002) -
Asemaa is our word for "tobacco," of the sort used ceremonially.
Blog text (18) -
And iboga is a plant that has been used ceremonially for centuries in countries like Gabon in Africa.
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From a Northwest Coast bentwood box, he takes skulls and other bones and ceremonially returns them to the river.
Academic text (2009) -
Everyone who dances the mutomboko, including the Mwata, must ceremonially wrest the weapons from his hands.
Academic text (2006) -
Solomon and Sheba proceed ceremonially to the dining room for a farewell banquet, which is to last another three days.
Fiction book (1990) -
The queen ceremonially opened the new bridge with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Synonyms
149
3.7
In a formal, official way that follows the rules
3
6.4
In a way people do during a ceremony or tradition
3
6.6
In a formal way that follows a ritual or custom
1
8.0
In a regular way that follows the same routine every time
Antonyms
How Formal
Surface Forms
Morphology
ceremonially = ceremonial (transparent) = ceremony + al + ly
Regular adverbial formation from the adjective 'ceremonial' using productive suffix '-ly', with meaning directly related to ceremony.
Etymology
Ceremonially comes from the common word ceremony, meaning a formal event or ritual, and the ending -ally that turns it into a way of doing something. So, to act ceremonially is to behave as you would at a formal event, which is why it means 'in a formal or ritual way'.