<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the formal activities conducted on some solemn or important public or state occasion: the coronation ceremony.</li><li>a formal religious or sacred observance; a solemn rite: a marriage ceremony.</li><li>formal observances or gestures collectively; ceremonial observances: The breathless messenger had no time for ceremony.</li><li>any formal act or observance, especially a meaningless one: His low bow was mere ceremony.</li><li>a gesture or act of politeness or civility: the ceremony of a handshake.</li><li>strict adherence to conventional forms; formality: to leave a room without ceremony.</li></ul>