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Search phrase: ceremony

Plays

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All's Well That Ends WellAW II.i.50Use a more spacious ceremony to the nobleVse a more spacious ceremonie to the Noble
All's Well That Ends WellAW II.iii.177Smile upon this contract, whose ceremonySmile vpon this Contract: whose Ceremonie
Antony and CleopatraAC III.xiii.38What, no more ceremony? See, my women,What no more Ceremony? See my Women,
CoriolanusCor II.ii.139.1One jot of ceremony.one iot of Ceremonie.
HamletHam II.ii.371fashion and ceremony. Let me comply with you in thisFashion and Ceremony. Let me comply with you in the
HamletHam V.i.219What ceremony else?What Cerimony else?
HamletHam V.i.221What ceremony else?What Cerimony else?
Henry VH5 IV.i.232Save ceremony, save general ceremony?Saue Ceremonie, saue generall Ceremonie?
Henry VH5 IV.i.233And what art thou, thou idol ceremony?And what art thou, thou Idoll Ceremonie?
Henry VH5 IV.i.237O ceremony, show me but thy worth!O Ceremonie, shew me but thy worth.
Henry VH5 IV.i.245And bid thy ceremony give thee cure!And bid thy Ceremonie giue thee cure.
Henry VH5 IV.i.259No, not all these, thrice-gorgeous ceremony,No, not all these, thrice-gorgeous Ceremonie;
Henry VH5 IV.i.271And but for ceremony, such a wretch,And but for Ceremonie, such a Wretch,
Henry VIIIH8 II.i.4That labour, sir. All's now done but the ceremonyThat labour Sir. All's now done but the Ceremony
Henry VIIIH8 IV.i.60.1The ceremony?the Ceremony?
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.11Set on, and leave no ceremony out.Set on, and leaue no Ceremony out.
Julius CaesarJC IV.ii.21It useth an enforced ceremony.It vseth an enforced Ceremony.
MacbethMac III.iv.35From thence the sauce to meat is ceremony;From thence, the sawce to meate is Ceremony,
Measure for MeasureMM II.ii.59No ceremony that to great ones longs,No ceremony that to great ones longs,
The Merchant of VeniceMV V.i.206To urge the thing held as a ceremony?To vrge the thing held as a ceremonie:
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.ii.5complement, and ceremony of it. But are you surecomplement, and ceremony of it: But are you sure
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW IV.vi.51To give our hearts united ceremony.To giue our hearts vnited ceremony.
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND V.i.55Not sorting with a nuptial ceremony.Not sorting with a nuptiall ceremonie.
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.14Ceremony was but devised at firstCeremony was but deuis'd at first
Twelfth NightTN V.i.158And all the ceremony of this compactAnd all the Ceremonie of this compact
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.131.1O'th' sacred ceremony.O'th sacred Ceremony.
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.iv.8With treble ceremony; rather than a gapWith treble Ceremonie, rather then a gap
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.i.4To th' heart of ceremony. O queen Emilia,To'th heart of Ceremony: O Queene Emilia
The Winter's TaleWT IV.iv.512.1I leave out ceremony.I leaue out ceremony.

Poems

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SonnetsSonn.23.6 The perfect ceremony of love's rite, The perfect ceremony of loues right,

Glossary

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ceremonysymbol of state, external sign of pomp
ceremonyomen, portent, prognostication
ceremonyobservance, courtesy, regard
ceremonysacred token, special symbol
circumstancepageantry, ceremony, spectacle
complimentceremony, etiquette, protocol
curtsy, curtseycourtly ceremony, mannered politeness
formalpunctilious, stiff, standing on ceremony
headlonghead downwards, without ceremony
obsequyfuneral rite, burial ceremony
observancehonour, dutiful ceremony, due respect
ostentationceremony, ritual
pomppageant, ceremony, procession
preparationforewarning, prior ceremony
religiouslysolemnly, with all due ceremony
showspectacle, display, ceremony
solemnityritual, ceremony, celebration
stateceremony, celebration
usheringorganization of ceremony

Thesaurus

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burial ceremonyexequies
burial ceremonyobsequy
ceremonycircumstance
ceremonycompliment
ceremonyostentation
ceremonypomp
ceremonyshow
ceremonysolemnity
ceremonystate
ceremony, burialexequies
ceremony, burialobsequy
ceremony, courtlycurtsy, curtsey
ceremony, dutifulobservance
ceremony, organization ofushering
ceremony, priorpreparation
ceremony, standing onformal
ceremony, with all due religiously
ceremony, withoutheadlong
courtly ceremonycurtsy, curtsey
dutiful ceremonyobservance
organization of ceremonyushering
prior ceremonypreparation

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Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
CEREMONYBASICceremonial adj, ceremonious, ceremoniously, ceremony n

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