religious ceremony - Wordage.info - Free Thesaurus Tool for Word Discovery - Expanded Thesaurus, Reverse Dictionary Lookup

Tartuffe collapse: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)

pharisee collapse: a member of an ancient Jewish sect noted for strict obedience to Jewish traditions; a self-righteous or sanctimonious person

ineffable collapse: too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"

salute collapse: an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat; a formal military gesture of respect; an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday"; express commendation of; "I salute your courage!"; greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me"; recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute"; honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers; become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils"

hymen collapse: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin; (Greek mythology) the god of marriage

diviner collapse: someone who claims to discover hidden knowledge with the aid of supernatural powers

holiday collapse: a day on which work is suspended by law or custom; "no mail is delivered on federal holidays"; "it's a good thing that New Year's was a holiday because everyone had a hangover"

microscopic collapse: too small to be seen except under a microscope; extremely precise with great attention to details; "examined it with microscopic care"; of or relating to or used in microscopy; "microscopic analysis"; "microscopical examination"

inviolable collapse: must be kept sacred; incapable of being transgressed or dishonored; "the person of the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath"

governmental collapse: dealing with the affairs or structure of government or politics or the state; "governmental policy"; of or relating to the governing authorities; "the core of a governmental system"; "public confidence and governmental morale"

accurate collapse: conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; "an accurate reproduction"; "the accounting was accurate"; "accurate measurements"; "an accurate scale"; (of ideas, images, representations, expressions) characterized by perfect conformity to fact or truth ; strictly correct; "a precise image"; "a precise measurement"

toast collapse: slices of bread that have been toasted; a celebrity who receives much acclaim and attention; "he was the toast of the town"; propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"

pomp collapse: ceremonial elegance and splendor; "entered with much eclat in a coach drawn by eight white horses"

godly collapse: showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"

dutiful collapse: willingly obedient out of a sense of duty and respect; "a dutiful child"; "a dutiful citizen"; "Patient Griselda was a chaste and duteous wife";

Cassandra collapse: (Greek mythology) a prophetess in Troy during the Trojan War whose predictions were true but were never believed

political collapse: involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians; "calling a meeting is a political act in itself"- Daniel Goleman; "political pressure"; "a political machine"; "political office"; "political policy"; of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power; "political opinions"; of or relating to the profession of governing; "political career"

adoring collapse: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"; showing adoration

prophet collapse: an authoritative person who divines the future; someone who speaks by divine inspiration; someone who is an interpreter of the will of God

statesmanlike collapse: marked by the qualities of or befitting a statesman; "a man of statesmanlike judgment"; "a statesmanlike solution of the present perplexities"-V.L.Parrington

sermon collapse: a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"; an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

schism collapse: division of a group into opposing factions; "another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy"; the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

punctual collapse: acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed; "she expected guests to be punctual at meals"; "he is not a particularly punctual person"; "punctual payment"

wedding collapse: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed; a party of people at a wedding

traditionalism collapse: adherence to tradition (especially in cultural or religious matters); strict adherence to traditional methods or teachings; the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions

clergyman collapse: a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church

plainly collapse: in a simple manner; without extravagance or embellishment; "she was dressed plainly"; "they lived very simply"

ranter collapse: someone who rants and raves; speaks in a violent or loud manner

augur collapse: (ancient Rome) a religious official who interpreted omens to guide public policy; predict from an omen

monk collapse: a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work; United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)

scientific collapse: conforming with the principles or methods used in science; "a scientific approach"; of or relating to the practice of science; "scientific journals"

detailed collapse: developed or executed with care and in minute detail; "a detailed plan"; "the elaborate register of the inhabitants prevented tax evasion"- John Buchan; "the carefully elaborated theme"

infallible collapse: incapable of failure or error; "an infallible antidote"; "an infallible memory"; "the Catholic Church considers the Pope infallible"; "no doctor is infallible"

Wordage.info