Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ceremonialism

/sɛɹɪˈmoʊniəlɪzəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cer-e-mo-ni-al-ism
IPA: /sɛɹɪˈmoʊniəlɪzəm/

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

From ceremonial + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ceremonial

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /sɛɹɪˈmoʊniəlɪzəm/
British English: /sɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəlɪzəm/

Usage

Inflected Forms

ceremonialisms (plural)

Synonyms

ritualism

Questions

How do you pronounce ceremonialism?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɛɹɪˈmoʊniəlɪzəm/.
What does ceremonialism mean?: A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
Where does ceremonialism come from?: From ceremonial + -ism.

How to pronounce ceremonialism

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ceremonialism”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/sɛɹɪˈmoʊniəlɪzəm/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ceremonialism”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ceremonialism” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.