American English
/ˈsɛɹ.əˌmoʊ.ni/
4 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
a formal event held to mark an important occasion
Practice out louda formal event held to mark an important occasion
We attended the graduation ceremony.
The award ceremony starts at seven.
hold a ceremony · attend a ceremony · wedding ceremony · opening ceremony
attend a ceremony
a ceremony for someone
a set of formal actions used in a religious or traditional event
The ceremony lasted three hours.
The priest performed the ceremony in the village church.
religious ceremony · traditional ceremony · marriage ceremony
perform a ceremony
a ceremony to do something
without special formal behavior or politeness
He left without ceremony.
a ceremony marking an important change in a person's life
The celebration was a ceremony of passage into adulthood.
The plural is ceremonies: change -y to -ies.