ceremoniousness

Wilson also dispensed with the ceremoniousness hamstringing Boston's other lyceums, such as their practice of staging elaborate quasi-military "Banner Marches," which they sometimes even performed before military veterans.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Harriet Wilson's Sunday School Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2011

The last seven words contradict the ceremoniousness of what goes before: Lancelot is holding himself in and, as the strongest warrior present at the scene, daring anyone to contradict him.

Arthurian Glories Renewed Tom Shippey 2011

Wilson also dispensed with the ceremoniousness hamstringing Boston's other lyceums, such as their practice of staging elaborate quasi-military "Banner Marches," which they sometimes even performed before military veterans.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr.: Harriet Wilson's Sunday School Jr. Henry Louis Gates 2011

But their austerity and ceremoniousness are skin-deep.

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah and Meccah 2003

And, finally, such semi-civilised life abounds in a weary ceremoniousness.

First footsteps in East Africa 2003

Mishka had told him to expect ceremoniousness but to be at ease because no one awaited similar actions from a foreign guest.

Hokas Pokas Anderson, Poul 2000

Used as he was to acting as a "true speech" interpreter, the prospect of so much ceremoniousness in which he himself would be expected to play a central and imaginative part made him nervous.

Between Planets Heinlein, Robert A. 1951

But if you left undone anything you wished to do, waiting for my opinion, and thinking your grief would then be lighter, be it without ceremoniousness or superstition, both which things are indeed foreign to your character.

Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch

Hugh, speaking now with an elaborate ceremoniousness of utterance significant of a struggle to suppress violent emotion.

The Brigade Commander J. W. Deforest

Then, forgetting all his politeness, all his ceremoniousness, all his Japanesery, he takes her by the hand, forces her to rise, to stand in the dying daylight, to let herself be seen.

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