ceremonious
When people are involved in a ceremony, they often behave in a solemn way, exhibiting the respect they feel for the ritual. Their behavior can be described as ceremonious.
Don't confuse ceremonious with ceremonial. Ceremonial means "by ceremony." If, after signing a peace agreement, two presidents exchange a ceremonial handshake in front of reporters, that's different from the ceremonious manner they maintain while doing so.
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characterized by pomp and ceremony and stately displaysynonyms: pompous
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rigidly formal or bound by convention“their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt”synonyms: conventionalformalbeing in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
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