Word Type

Noun

The word "ceremony" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

church

Capable Of

honor dead

Derived Terms

New Fire ceremony award ceremony awards ceremony ceremonial ceremonialism ceremonially ceremonialness ceremoniless ceremonious ceremoniously ceremoniousness closing ceremony flag ceremony initiation ceremony master of ceremonies master of ceremony mistress of ceremonies opening ceremony preceremony ramp ceremony smoking ceremony stand on ceremony tea ceremony without ceremony

Derived From

mony

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

activity affair function occasion social affair social function social gathering social occasion

Type Of (IsA)

activity affair social ritual tangible thing

Related Terms

accessory ancient ancient ritual army auditorium awards celebration ceremonial ceremonious commemorate cultural custom display event formality gathering graduation magnificence marriage marriage event marriage ritual master master of money occasion official omen ostentation pageant pomp portent religious rite ritual rituals sir sir money special special occasion tradition wedding weddings

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.