ceremonialism

plural ceremonialisms

1. countableuncountableA fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.

   State ceremonies aimed to induce a sense of respectful awe and emotional surrender in participants by an increasingly orchestrated and theatrical ceremonialism.

   2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 529

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   Quite a personable individual he appeared to be—dignified, well-dressed, urbane, and he advanced doffing his distinctive hat with a ceremonialism that could not have failed to impress Miss Tilehurst if she had been composed enough to realise it.

   1934, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], The Bravo of London

   Synonyms: ritualism