English → Latin
“ceremony” in Latin
rītusrite, ceremony; habit, custom, usagecaerimōniareligious ceremony, ritual; sacredness, sanctity; reverence, veneration, aweofficiumduty, service, office; obligation, an obligatory service, visit, or gesture; kindness, favor, courtesypōnōto place; to put; to lay; to ordain; to appoint; to make (something); to set up; to pitch (camp)aulacourt, forecourt of a house; royal court; power of a prince
The English word ceremony itself goes back to Latin caerimōnia.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
ceremony
ritus (general term for a received mode of performing solemn offices): caerimonia: ritus sacri (religious ceremony or rites): officium (conventional form of courtesy). Without courtesy, ambagibus missis or positis (going straight to the point): sine mora (without delay): citra honorem verborum (without complimentary speeches). Master of the ceremonies, magister officiorum or aulae: magister admissionum (all belonging to the time of the emperors).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for ceremony?
- The usual Latin words for “ceremony” are rītus, caerimōnia, officium; also pōnō, aula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.