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Ceremonious meaning
According to the required or usual ceremonies, formalities, or rituals; specifically (Christianity, obsolete), to ceremonial laws in the Bible. | Involving much ceremony; ostentatious, showy. | Of a person: fond of ceremony or ritual, or of observing strict etiquette or formality; punctilious.
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During a ceremonious Mass, papal envoy Cardinal Marcello Semeraro read out the Latin formula of the beatification of the Ulma family signed last month by Pope Francis.
Later, the Pope addressed the gathering and handed over the ceremonious cap and ring to the cardinal-designate, followed by a certificate accompanied by prayers.
In court circles, the minuet became almost a state of mind as well as a dance, in which formal attire and ceremonious etiquette were expected.
The Utsavam 2018 continues till the 10 the day – On May 5 (Saturday) with the special ritual of Aarattu that includes the ceremonious lowering of the flag.
At the period when it was most fashionable it was controlled, ceremonious and graceful.
Most national anthems are pompous, brassy, ceremonious, but this is genuinely thrilling.
Schopenhauer as a youth By that time, Johanna Schopenhauer had already opened her famous salon, and Arthur was not compatible with what he considered its vain and ceremonious ways.