ADJ
- brief, short
- quiet, simple
- elaborate, glittering
- moving, solemn
- private, public
- formal, important, official, special
- an official ceremony to welcome the new director
- opening
- the opening ceremony of the Olympic games
- closing
- award/awards
- civil
- cake-cutting, dedication, degree, funeral, graduation, inauguration, initiation, marriage, naming, presentation, prize-giving, signing, swearing-in, tea, unveiling, wedding, wreath-laying
- the Japanese tea ceremony
VERB + CEREMONY
- conduct, hold, perform
- The marriage ceremony was performed by the bishop
- attend, be present at, take part in
CEREMONY + VERB
- take place
- mark sth
- a special ceremony to mark the end of the war
PREP
- at a/the ~
- the guest of honour at the ceremony
- during a/the ~
- A lot of people wept during the funeral ceremony
- in a/the ~
- They were married in a simple ceremony
VERB + CEREMONY
- stand on
- I won't stand on ceremony (= be formal)
PREP
- without ~
- Without ceremony, the woman slammed the door shut in my face
PHRASES
- pomp and ceremony
- the pomp and ceremony of a royal wedding
- with due/great ceremony
- With due ceremony, he took the oath to become president