ceremony -
n. (pl. -ies)
1 a formal religious or public occasion, esp. celebrating a particular event or anniversary.
2 formalities, esp. of an empty or ritualistic kind (
ceremony of exchanging compliments).
3 excessively polite
behaviour (bowed low with great
ceremony).
Master of Ceremonies 1 ( also MC) a person introducing speakers at a banquet, or entertainers in a variety show.
2 a person in charge of ceremonies at a state or public occasion. stand on ceremony insist on the observance of formalities. without ceremony informally. [ME f. OF ceremonie or L caerimonia religious worship]
