ceremonial: Meaning and Definition of

cer•e•mo•ni•al

1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by ceremony; formal; ritual: a ceremonial occasion.
2. used in or in connection with ceremonies: ceremonial robes.

1. a system of ceremonies, rites, or formalities prescribed for or observed on any particular occasion; a rite.
1. the order for rites and ceremonies.
2. a book containing it.
3. formal behavior found at, or appropriate to, a certain occasion: the ceremonial of a state banquet.