Bible Dictionary: Ceremony

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.

2. (n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.

3. (n.) A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.

4. (n.) A sign or prodigy; a portent.

Greek

908. baptisma -- (the result of) a dipping or sinking
... a dipping or sinking. Part of Speech: Noun, Neuter Transliteration: baptisma Phonetic
Spelling: (bap'-tis-mah) Short Definition: the rite or ceremony of baptism ...
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1062. gamos -- a wedding
... gamos Phonetic Spelling: (gam'-os) Short Definition: a marriage, wedding,
wedding-feast Definition: a marriage, wedding, wedding-ceremony; plur: a wedding- ...
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5412. phortizo -- to load
... From phortos; to load up (properly, as a vessel or animal), ie (figuratively) to
overburden with ceremony (or spiritual anxiety) -- lade, by heavy laden. ...
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Strong's Hebrew

4941. mishpat -- judgment
... worthy (1). adversary, ceremony, charge, crime, custom, desert, determination,
discretion,. From shaphat; properly, a verdict (favorable ...
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Library

Ceremony Music Etc.
... No. 218 CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. Suscipe Domine. (St. Ignatius)
for two part chorus Nicola A. Montani. Lento. Suscipe ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 218 ceremony music etc.htm

Ceremony Music Etc.
... No. 222 CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. Quae est ista. Two part or unison
chorus Traditional Italian Chorale Arr. by NA Montani. Moderato. ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 222 ceremony music etc.htm

Ceremony Music Etc.
... No. 219 CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. Conserva me Domine Psalm 15.
Third Tone. 1. Conserva me, Domine, quoniam speravi in te. ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 219 ceremony music etc.htm

Ceremony Music Etc.
... No. 221 CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. CEREMONY MUSIC ETC. Quam dilecta tabernacula tua Psalm
83. Seventh Tone. 1. Quam dilecta tabernacula tua, Domine virtutum! ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 221 ceremony music etc.htm

Ceremony Music Motets for Reception, Profession Etc.
... No. 217 CEREMONY MUSIC Motets for Reception, Profession etc. CEREMONY MUSIC
Motets for Reception, Profession etc. Regnum Mundi. for ...
/.../the st gregory hymnal and catholic choir book/no 217 ceremony music motets.htm

Some Clever Men Imagine that the Lord's Supper was Instituted for ...
... And a ceremony is, as it were, a picture or seal, as Paul, Rom.4, 11, calls
it, of the Word, making known the promise. Therefore ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 32 some clever men.htm

The Circumcision of Jesus
... evening Joseph had gone to Bethlehem, and returned with three priests, an elderly
man, and a woman who seemed to act as a kind of nurse at this solemn ceremony ...
/.../emmerich/the life of the blessed virgin mary/xii the circumcision of jesus.htm

On Matrimony
... Sometimes it happens, too, that persons are not really married although they have
gone through the ceremony and people think they are married, and they may ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 26 on matrimony.htm

Acts XIII
... together. The design of the ceremony of fasting, prayer, and imposition
of hands observed on this occasion is variously understood. ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xiii.htm

What a Sacrifice Is, and what are the Species of Sacrifice.
... Therefore let the genus comprehending both of these be either a ceremony
or a sacred work. A Sacrament is a ceremony or work in ...
/.../melanchthon/the apology of the augsburg confession/part 30 what a sacrifice.htm

Thesaurus

Ceremony (3 Occurrences)
... matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of
state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a ...
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Bore (221 Occurrences)
... six years. Should he choose to remain in his master's service a religious
ceremony was necessary to ratify his decision. "Then his ...
/b/bore.htm - 38k

Solemnity (3 Occurrences)
... 1. (n.) A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence; religious or
ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a funeral, a sacrament. ...
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Burial (25 Occurrences)
... PREPARATIONS FOR BURIAL 1. Often Informal and Hasty 2. Usually with More Ceremony
3. Contrasts between Jewish Customs and Other Peoples' (1) Cremation (2 ...
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Red (124 Occurrences)
... regular sin offering for the congregation, only the male was permitted (Leviticus
4:14), but the female was used in the purificatory ceremony of Deuteronomy 21 ...
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Heifer (22 Occurrences)
... The `eghlah figures specifically in religious rites only in the ceremony of Deuteronomy
21:1-9 for the cleansing of the land, where an unexpiated murder had ...
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Issachar (40 Occurrences)
... After the entrance into the Promised Land, this tribe was one of the six which stood
on Gerizim during the ceremony of the blessing and cursing (Deuteronomy 27 ...
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Imposition (3 Occurrences)
... delusion; imposture. 5. (n.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious
ceremony, in ordination, confirmation, etc. 6. (n.) The ...
/i/imposition.htm - 11k

Bundle (8 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To send off abruptly or without ceremony. 4. (vi) To prepare for
departure; to set off in a hurry or without ceremony. 5 ...
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Children
... The firstborn son belonged to God (Numbers 3:44). The ceremony of redeeming
the firstborn occurred on the thirtieth day. Friends ...
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Bible Concordance

Ceremony (3 Occurrences)

Genesis 50:11 When the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning in the floor of Atad, they said, "This is a grievous mourning by the Egyptians." Therefore, its name was called Abel Mizraim, which is beyond the Jordan.
(See NIV)

Exodus 12:25 It shall happen when you have come to the land which Yahweh will give you, according as he has promised, that you shall keep this service.
(See NIV)

Exodus 13:5 It shall be, when Yahweh shall bring you into the land of the Canaanite, and the Hittite, and the Amorite, and the Hivite, and the Jebusite, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, that you shall keep this service in this month.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Ceremony

Related Terms

Bore (221 Occurrences)

Solemnity (3 Occurrences)

Burial (25 Occurrences)

Red (124 Occurrences)

Heifer (22 Occurrences)

Issachar (40 Occurrences)

Imposition (3 Occurrences)

Bundle (8 Occurrences)

Children