religious ceremony

It tends to assume the form of a pagan religious ceremony, adapting itself to the forms and the ritual of the local Church.

Meanwhile an invitation arrived to a religious ceremony. It was to be held the next day at a remote village.

He made it seem like a religious ceremony.

But straight couples have the choice of a civil or a religious ceremony whereas gays are stuck with an underwhelming secular one.

If you wish to marry in England and Wales, you may do so either by a civil or religious ceremony.

Thus a proper Chinese meal can last for hours and proceed almost like a religious ceremony.

Along with Orthodox and Catholic leaders, senior Jewish figures may attend a religious ceremony at the Katyn site in September.

Sprinkling with water was a religious ceremony of much antiquity.

Today we have a religious ceremony. We pay homage to Buddha and by same process pay tribute to his majestic king.

Ancient Greek torch relay religious ceremony is held every four years with memorial goddess Athena.

The religious ceremony of Prince Albert II and Princess Charlene Wittstock's wedding was held in Monaco's palace.

a chorus that sings as part of a religious ceremony.

Celebrant A person who participates in a religious ceremony or rite.

Baptism is a religious ceremony for Christians.

Officials in Mali say a stampede during a religious ceremony in the capital has killed 36 people, most of them women.

There are many utensils used in the religious ceremony in Saman, such as, god tables, waste bells, bronze mirrors, drums, drum whips, etc.

Iranians take part in a religious ceremony to commemorate the death anniversary of Fatima, daughter of Prophet Mohammad, in southern Tehran.

We had a religious ceremony in the church.

They hold a mystic religious ceremony.

Then, if the couple chooses to have a religious ceremony afterward they can.

of a religious ceremony or formal occasion

The hymn sungby the congregation concluded the religious ceremony