ceremonialism
English
Etymology
From ceremonial + -ism.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəlɪzəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /sɛɹɪˈmoʊniəlɪzəm/
Noun
ceremonialism (countable and uncountable, plural ceremonialisms)
- A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 529:
- State ceremonies aimed to induce a sense of respectful awe and emotional surrender in participants by an increasingly orchestrated and theatrical ceremonialism.
Synonyms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French cérémonialisme. By surface analysis, ceremonial + -ism.
Declension
Declension of ceremonialism
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) ceremonialism | ceremonialismul | (niște) ceremonialisme | ceremonialismele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) ceremonialism | ceremonialismului | (unor) ceremonialisme | ceremonialismelor |
| vocative | ceremonialismule | ceremonialismelor | ||
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