ceremonialism

From ceremonial +‎ -ism.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /sɛɹɪˈməʊnɪəlɪzəm/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /sɛɹɪˈmoʊniəlɪzəm/

ceremonialism (countable and uncountable, plural ceremonialisms)

1. A fondness for ceremony, especially in religion; ritualism.
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 529:

     State ceremonies aimed to induce a sense of respectful awe and emotional surrender in participants by an increasingly orchestrated and theatrical ceremonialism.

• ritualism

Borrowed from French cérémonialisme. By surface analysis, ceremonial +‎ -ism.

ceremonialism n (plural ceremonialisme)

1. ceremonialism