Ceremonious

a.	1.	Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial. [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.] The ceremonious part of His worship. - South.
	2.	According to prescribed or customary rules and forms; devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful; punctilious. Too ceremonious and traditional. - Shak.

Adj.

1.

ceremonious - rigidly formal or bound by convention; "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt" Synonyms: conventional

High-Church, attentive, baptismal, cap in hand, careful, ceremonial, chivalric, chivalrous, civil, conventional, courteous, courtly, decorous, deferential, dignified, dutiful, eucharistic, formal, formular, formulary, gallant, grandiose, hieratic, honorific, imposing, impressive, knightly, liturgic, liturgistic, majestic, moving, old-fashioned, old-world, paschal, polite, pompous, proper, punctilious, regardful, respectful, ritual, ritualistic, sacerdotal, sacramental, sacramentarian, seemly, solemn, starchy, stately, striking, stuffy, well-mannered

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