Definition of ceremony
plural ceremonies
1
: a formal act or series of acts prescribed by ritual, protocol, or convention
- the marriage ceremony
2 a
: a conventional act of politeness or etiquette
- the ceremony of introduction
b
: an action performed only formally with no deep significance
- the custom had probably been long a mere ceremony
- —C. Thirlwall
c
: a routine action performed with elaborate pomp
- the weekly ceremony of giving out the wages to the help
3 a
: prescribed procedures : usages
- the ceremony attending an inauguration
b
: observance of an established code of civility or politeness
- opened the door without ceremony and strode in
