Main Entry: cer·e·mo·ni·ous

Pronunciation: \ˌser-ə-ˈmō-nē-əs, ˌse-rə-\

Function: adjective

Date: 1553

1 : devoted to forms and ceremony <ceremonious courtiers>
2 : of, relating to, or constituting a ceremony <a ceremonious occasion>
3 : according to formal usage or prescribed procedures <the cold and ceremonious politeness of her curtsey — Jane Austen>
4 : marked by ceremony <a ceremonious procession>

synonyms see ceremonial

— cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ly adverb

— cer·e·mo·ni·ous·ness noun