Cer`e*mo"ni*al (?), a. [L.
caerimonialis: cf. F. cérimonial. See
Ceremony.] 1. Relating to ceremony,
or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established
rites.
Ceremonial observances and outward
show.
Hallam.
2. Observant of forms; ceremonious. [In
this sense ceremonious is now preferred.]
Donne.
He moves in the dull ceremonial track.
Druden.
Cer`e*mo"ni*al, n.
1. A system of rules and ceremonies,
enjoined by law, or established by custom, in religious worship,
social intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward
form.
The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian
court.
Prescott.
2. The order for rites and forms in the
Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules
prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions.
