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Funeral :: Funeral (n.) The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning, or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the plural..

Stick-seed :: Stickler (v. t.) One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things, as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate contender; as, a stickler for ceremony..

Accolade :: Accolade (n.) A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood, consisting am embrace, and a slight blow on the shoulders with the flat blade of a sword..

Downright :: Downright (adv.) In plain terms; without ceremony.

Ceremonial :: Ceremonial (a.) Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites..

Sacred :: Sacred (a.) Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use; consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a sacred day; sacred service..

Ordain :: Ordain (v. t.) To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination..

Decent :: Decent (a.) Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming; fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent language..

Visit :: Visit (v. t.) The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity, or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a physician..

Inofficial :: Inofficial (a.) Not official; not having official sanction or authoriy; not according to the forms or ceremony of official business; as, inofficial intelligence..

Solemnity :: Solemnity (n.) ceremony adapted to impress with awe.

Palace :: Palace (n.) The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as halls for ceremony and reception..

Augury :: Augury (n.) A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur..

Reception :: Reception (n.) The act or manner of receiving, esp. of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception..

Punctilio :: Punctilio (n.) A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the punctilios of a public ceremony..

Marry :: Marry (v. t.) To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws or customs of the place..

Gladiator :: Gladiator (n.) Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement..

Bucentaur :: Bucentaur (n.) The state barge of Venice, used by the doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic..

Consecration :: Consecration (n.) The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being consecrated; dedication.

Interment :: Interment (v. t.) The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.

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