definition of
ceremony

[1] #1 ceremony n. [ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance] a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor". wn

[2] #2 ceremony n. any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way; "the ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine"; "he makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball"; "he disposed of it without ceremony". wn

[3] #3 ceremony n. the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony". wn