English-Thai Dictionary

ceremonious

ADJ เป็น พิธีการ  เป็นทางการ  ceremonial ritual formal pen-pi-te-kan

 

ceremonious

ADJ โอ่อ่า  or-r

 

ceremoniously

ADV อย่าง เป็น พิธีการ  ritually yang-pen-tang-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CEREMONIOUS

a. 1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; as the ceremonious part of worship. [In this sense, ceremonial is now used. ]
2. Full of ceremony or solemn forms.
3. According to the rules and forms prescribed or customary; civil; formally respectful. Ceremonious phrases.
4. Formal; according to the rules of civility; as, to take a ceremonious leave.
5. Formal; exact; precise; too observant of forms.

 

CEREMONIOUSLY

adv. In a ceremonious manner; formally; with due forms.

 

CEREMONIOUSNESS

n.The use of customary forms; the practice of too much ceremony; great formality in manners.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CEREMONIOUS

Cer `e *mo "ni *ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. cérémonieux, L. Caerimoniosus.]

 

1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial.

 

Note: [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred. ] The ceremonious part of His worship. South.

 

2. According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious. "Ceremonious phrases." Addison. Too ceremonious and traditional. Shak.

 

Syn. -- Formal; precise; exact. See Formal.

 

CEREMONIOUSLY

CEREMONIOUSLY Cer `e *mo "ni *ous *ly, adv.

 

Defn: In a ceremonious way.

 

CEREMONIOUSNESS

CEREMONIOUSNESS Cer `e *mo "ni *ous *ness, n.

 

Defn: The quality, or practice, of being ceremonious.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ceremonious

cer e mo ni ous |ˌserəˈmōnēəs ˌsɛrəˈmoʊniəs | ▶adjective relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions: a Great Hall where ceremonious and public appearances were made. • excessively polite; punctilious: he accepted the gifts with ceremonious dignity. DERIVATIVES cer e mo ni ous ly adverb, cer e mo ni ous ness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French cérémonieux or late Latin caerimoniosus, from caerimonia (see ceremony ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

ceremonious

cere |moni ¦ous |sɛrɪˈməʊnɪəs | ▶adjective relating or appropriate to grand and formal occasions: a Great Hall where ceremonious and public appearances were made. • excessively polite; punctilious: he accepted the gifts with ceremonious dignity. DERIVATIVES ceremoniously adverb, ceremoniousness noun ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: from French cérémonieux or late Latin caerimoniosus, from Latin caerimonia (see ceremony ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ceremonious

ceremonious adjective a ceremonious affair at the White House: dignified, majestic, imposing, impressive, solemn, ritualistic, stately, formal; courtly, regal, imperial, elegant, grand, glorious, splendid, magnificent, resplendent, portentous; informal starchy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ceremonious

ceremonious adjective he rose from his desk to take a ceremonious farewell: dignified, majestic, imposing, impressive, solemn, stately; awe-inspiring, regal, imperial, elegant, grand, glorious, splendid, magnificent, resplendent, important, august, portentous; formal, courtly, punctilious, courteous, civil, deferential, stiff, rigid, affected; slow-moving, measured, deliberate, precise, scrupulous; informal starchy, just so. ANTONYMS unceremonious.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ceremonious

cer e mo ni ous /sèrəmóʊniəs /形容詞 1 儀式 [礼 ]に従った .2 〈人 行為が 〉非常に形式ばった [礼儀正しい ], 仰々しい .3 ＝ceremonial .～ness 名詞

 

ceremoniously

c è r e m ó ni ous ly 副詞 1 非常に形式ばって, 仰々しく, (極端なほど )丁寧に .2 儀礼に従って .