#ceremony.activity the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion; "an inaugural ceremony"
supertype: activity any specific activity or pursuit; "they avoided all recreational activity"
subtype: groundbreaking_ceremony__groundbreaking the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
subtype: lustrum (ancient Rome) a ceremonial purification of the Roman population every five years following the census
subtype: religious_ceremony__religiousceremony__religious_ritual__religiousritual a ceremony having religious meaning
subtype: agape__love_feast a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
subtype: religious_rite__religiousrite__rite an established ceremony prescribed by a religion; "the rite of baptism"
subtype: vigil.religious_rite__watch a devotional watch (especially on the eve of a religious festival)
subtype: wake__viewing a vigil held over a corpse the night before burial; "there's no weeping at an Irish wake"
subtype: agrypnia a vigil before certain feasts (as e.g. Easter)
subtype: last_rites rites performed in connection with a death or burial
subtype: circumcision.religious_rite a Jewish and Muslim religious rite performed on a male 8 days after birth;
subtype: Berith__Berit__Brith__Bris__Briss the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life
subtype: liturgy a rite or body of rites prescribed for public worship
subtype: Christian_liturgy the Christian worship services
subtype: office a religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
subtype: Divine_Office canonical prayers recited daily by priests (e.g. the breviary of the Roman Catholic Church)
subtype: Little_Office a Roman Catholic office honoring the Virgin Mary; similar to but shorter than the Divine Office
instance: orgy
subtype: religious_service__religiousservice__service__divine_service the act of public worship following prescribed rules; "the Sunday service"
subtype: church_service__church a service conducted in a church; "don't be late for church"
subtype: prayer_meeting__prayer_service a service at which people sing hymns and pray together
subtype: chapel_service__chapel a service conducted in a chapel; "he was late for chapel"
subtype: committal_service__committalservice service committing a body to the grave; "the committal service will be held next Monday"
subtype: vesper a late afternoon or evening worship service
subtype: placebo Roman Catholic Church: vespers of the office for the dead
subtype: watch_night__watchnight a devotional service (especially on New Year's Eve)
subtype: sacrament a formal religious act conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
subtype: sacrament_of_the_Eucharist__Eucharist__Holy_Sacrament__Liturgy__Eucharistic_liturgy__Lord's_Supper a Christian sacrament commemorating the Last Supper by consecrating bread and wine
subtype: matrimony the ceremony or sacrament of marriage
subtype: baptism a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth; "most churches baptize infants but some insist on adult baptism"
subtype: affusion__pouring the act of baptizing someone by pouring water on their head
subtype: sprinkling__aspersion the act of sprinkling water in baptism (rare)
subtype: immersion a form of baptism in which part or all of a person's body is submerged
subtype: christening giving a Christian name at baptism
subtype: confirmation.sacrament a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church
subtype: penance a Catholic sacrament; repentance and confession and satisfaction and absolution
subtype: confession (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution
subtype: shrift the act of being shriven
subtype: anointing_of_the_sick__extreme_unction__extremeunction__last_rites a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation
subtype: holy_orders the sacrament of ordination
subtype: confirmation.religious_ceremony a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism
subtype: sanctification a religious ceremony in which something is made holy
subtype: beatification (Roman Catholic Church) the act of declaring that a deceased person lived a holy life and is worthy of public veneration; a first step toward canonization
subtype: canonization__canonisation (Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church) the act of admitting a deceased person into the canon of saints
subtype: consecration the act of consecrating; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"
subtype: Oblation__religious_offering__religiousoffering the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
subtype: Offertory the part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
subtype: inunction__unction anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
subtype: libation the act of pouring a liquid offering (especially wine) as a religious ceremony
subtype: Mass the celebration of the Eucharist (in the Roman Catholic Church and some Protestant Churches)
subtype: High_Mass a solemn and elaborate Mass with music
subtype: Low_Mass a Mass recited without music
subtype: Requiem a Mass celebrated for the dead
subtype: military_ceremony a military custom performed in observance of some event or anniversary
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