Definition of ceremonial | Bee Dictionary of English

n a formal event performed on a special occasion
s marked by pomp or ceremony or formality
a ceremonial occasion
ceremonial garb

Eleanor shattered the ceremonial mold in which the role of the First Lady had traditionally been fashioned, and reshaped it around her own skills and her deep commitment to social .
From Carl Lewis to Mariah Carey, there are some people who should never, ever be allowed to throw out the first ceremonial pitch.
The lavish taste and grandeur of Imperial Russia seen through the ceremonial dress and uniforms of Emperors and court officials in a new show at London's Victoria and Albert Museum.

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Sgt. 1st Class Charles Warren accepts the ceremonial sword from Capt. Kathryn Repucci, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command Headquarters Company commander, during a Change of Responsibility ceremony at Fort Detrick, Md. June 12. Warren took over as Non-commissioned Officer-in-Charge of MRMC HQ Company, assuming the role from outgoing NCO Sgt. 1st Class Amadeo Fuentes (right).
June 14, 2013 - DCMilitary.com
Aspire's startup academy sends off its first graduates
Six graduates took their ceremonial walk as the first graduating class of Aspire Vanguard College Preparatory Academy, requiring barely one chorus of "Pomp & Circumstance" to enter the hall and take their single row of seats.
June 14, 2013 - Modesto Bee
Kansas City boy's ceremonial first pitch delivered 1,800 miles away
A 13-year-old Kansas City boy battling an extremely rare blood disorder will live out his dreams by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a Major League Baseball game 1,800 miles away.
June 13, 2013 - FOX 12 Oregon

Richard Nixon in Seattle Post Intelligencer
I need to show the respect of the state in many of those ceremonial things, whether it's a graduation ceremony or a welcome home ceremony or honoring someone who's passed,Nixon said. "Those are obligations I think a chief executive of the...
Jan Peter Balkenende in Seattle Times
It is particularly bitter that after yesterday's ceremonial changing of the military command we heard that this family - which yesterday was so happy - got such terrible news,Balkenende said.
Larry Mize in Macon Telegraph
He has to be very careful to respect the traditional separation between the democratically accountable parts of the constitution and the ceremonial parts. The Prince of Wales is entitled to ask about what is going on but if he is urging a... Chris Huhne http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Huhne&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGbxfdmynZOZccHppYc4sHGsjA4Fg guardian.co.uk http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/dec/16/prince-charles-letters-to-ministers&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGZzEO5lP4qnnQwyVHTD-u_IV7LSQ Dec 16, 2009 16320 22735 ceremonially If I start feeling like I'm playing ceremonially or something like that, then I'll have to start deciding what I want to do," said Mize, who will turn 50 in September. "We'll just have to wait and see on that. But I enjoy being here, I enjoy...