anoint |
to honor or make holy by applying oil as part of a religious ceremony. |
baptism |
a Christian ceremony in which someone who wishes to join the church is sprinkled with water or dipped in water. |
baptize |
to perform the Christian ceremony of dipping in or sprinkling with water as a symbol of becoming a member of the church. [2 definitions] |
bar mitzvah |
a Jewish ceremony that celebrates a boy becoming an adult and the beginning of his religious duties. The bar mitzvah usually takes place when the boy is thirteen years old. |
bat mitzvah |
a Jewish ceremony that celebrates a girl becoming an adult and the beginning of her religious duties. The bat mitzvah usually takes place when the girl is thirteen years old. |
changing of the guard |
a ceremony in which a guard is replaced by another guard. |
commencement |
the day or ceremony of graduation from a school or college. [1/2 definitions] |
confirmation |
a ceremony that makes a person a member of a church or other religious organization. [1/3 definitions] |
coronation |
the ceremony at which a king or queen is crowned. |
dedication |
the ceremony of opening something newly built, such as a building, a park, or a ship. [1/2 definitions] |
exercise |
(often plural) a ceremony. [1/6 definitions] |
festival |
a ceremony or celebration that repeats, often once a year, and involves special activities or amusements. [1/2 definitions] |
function |
a formal social gathering or ceremony. [1/3 definitions] |
funeral |
a ceremony for a dead person. |
graduation |
the ceremony at which a diploma is given or received. [1/2 definitions] |
inaugurate |
to put in office with an official ceremony. [1/2 definitions] |
initiate |
to welcome as a member of a club or society by holding a formal ceremony or ritual. [1/2 definitions] |
marriage |
the legal ceremony in which two people are joined; wedding. [1/2 definitions] |
marshal |
a person who is in charge of a parade or ceremony. [1/3 definitions] |
Mass |
a religious ceremony in the Roman Catholic and certain other churches. At a Mass, people seek communion with God. |
memorial |
a ceremony, custom, building, or statue to honor a dead person or past event. |