What's the difference between ceremony and ovation?

Ceremony


Definition:

  • (n.) Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.
  • (n.) Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
  • (n.) A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
  • (n.) A sign or prodigy; a portent.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) At the ceremony, the Taliban welcomed dialogue with Washington but said their fighters would not stop fighting.
  • (2) The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge stood among the graves on 4 August last year in a moving ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of war.
  • (3) The ceremony is the much-anticipated shop window for the Games, and Boyle was brought in to provide the creative vision.
  • (4) They also made it clear that they would seek to use the award to bring their two countries closer together and said they would invite their prime ministers, Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan and Narendra Modi of India, to the award ceremony in Oslo in December.
  • (5) Perhaps you'd like to know how she felt holding the Olympic flag alongside Ban Ki-moon at the 2012 opening ceremony .
  • (6) From Africa, the archbishop of Kenya warned "the devil has entered the church", while a few days before the ceremony Robinson received a postcard from England, depicting the high altar of Durham cathedral and bearing the message: "You fornicating, lecherous pig."
  • (7) I'm having a civil partnership ceremony in six weeks and don't know whether to invite my mum.
  • (8) An adviser to the Sultan of Aïr, the town’s ceremonial leader , sighs.
  • (9) But some wise old heads sniff into their handkerchiefs because they have sat through too many costly "happy ever after" ceremonies that ended in acrimony.
  • (10) Philip and Roger Taylor-Brown, who have been together for three years and have already changed their names by deed poll, registered in Manchester yesterday for a ceremony on December 21.
  • (11) They are doing it not because they believe the 66-year-old can win in 2020, but for the same reason people retweet images of same-sex wedding ceremonies.
  • (12) His rise to office came a day after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin at D-day commemoration ceremonies in France.
  • (13) A ceremony will take place at which Jolie will receive the child, who is said to be healthy, likeable, a bit shy and keen on football.
  • (14) Those who wish to turn the tragedy between us, Palestinians and Israel … into a religious war have blood on their hands,” Rivlin, whose post is mainly ceremonial, told journalists.
  • (15) When Emma Horan and Sam Whitney get married next summer they will commit themselves to each other in a special place, surrounded by their family and closest friends, but, as things stand, the wedding ceremony will not be recognised in law because their belief system is not based on religion.
  • (16) As a central feature of every ceremony, Nepali shamans (jhãkris) publicly recite lengthy oral texts, whose meticulous memorization constitutes the core of shamanic training.
  • (17) They marched to the police roadblock, and performed a 21-gun salute for a fallen veteran and a prayer ceremony on the bridge.
  • (18) The ceremony also produced the most retweeted photograph ever, with Ellen DeGeneres’ “selfie” attracting more than 2m retweets to smash Barack Obama’s record .
  • (19) It posted photos on its website of what it said was Thargyal's charred body covered in ceremonial yellow silk scarves and hundreds of people marching up a hill to a cremation site where his remains were burned.
  • (20) There was no media coverage of the signing, in contrast to the high-profile ceremonies this week when Obama issued his orders on ethics reform and Guantánamo Bay.

Ovation


Definition:

  • (n.) A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.
  • (n.) Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) He was given a standing ovation as he arrived on stage for the launch event at the company's headquarters in Cupertino, San Francisco.
  • (2) The duo were given a standing ovation as they took to the stage helped by Evans and guest presenter Robbie Savage.
  • (3) The audience, energised by an early heckler who was swiftly ejected from the hall at Jerusalem's International Convention Centre, received Obama's message with cheers, applause, whistles and several standing ovations.
  • (4) But Forster spares them that need by charging off hie line to claim it himself, bringing an ovation from the relieved crowd!
  • (5) After a standing ovation from the 1,000 strong audience, Christie responded: "I hear exactly what you are saying and I feel the passion with which you say it.... And so my answer to you is just this: I thank you for what you're saying, and I take it in and I'm listening to every word of it and feeling it too."
  • (6) He may have received a standing ovation at Monday’s Hollywood premiere, but his genius contribution was to have no input.
  • (7) It was very dramatic, and the audience all rose to their feet, so there was a standing ovation right at the beginning.
  • (8) Atlético’s supporters had broken into spontaneous applause for their team as soon as Bale put Carlo Ancelotti’s side ahead, and the ovation did not stop even when the game ran away from them and the score started to feel like a deception.
  • (9) Bachmann was there to kick off Tea Party's Annual Blogger Awards: After being introduced as a “true Tea Partier to the core” and “one of the number one targets” of the liberal news media, Rep. Michele Bachmann has arrived at the conference to a packed room and a standing ovation to introduce the Tea Party’s annual blogger awards.
  • (10) His seventh goal in his last seven games for Wales, after a calamitous mistake from Radja Nainggolan, was the difference on a evening that ended with the Real Madrid forward leaving the field to a standing ovation two minutes from time.
  • (11) Today, tonight, I’m going to announce my retirement from professional soccer.” For a moment the crowd protested, a collective “Nooooo!” interspersed with sporadic shouts of “one more year!” But quickly they pulled together to give their outgoing captain the ovation that he deserved.
  • (12) It seemed nearly impossible for Texas senator Ted Cruz to speak at the event without being interrupted by a standing ovation.
  • (13) Gerrard had had a hand in all four goals – it was his pass that picked out Henderson for the third – and unsurprisingly received an ovation when he made way for Joe Allen.
  • (14) The German finance minister, Wolfgang Schäuble, won a standing ovation at the Christian Democrat's party conference in Leipzig with calls to block all moves by the European Central Bank to buy more than token numbers of Italian bonds.
  • (15) When Mourinho withdrew Drogba in injury- time, allowing him to enjoy a personal ovation from all corners of the ground, the cautionary finger raised to the manager's lips as he greeted his player seemed to suggest that Drogba had done his talking where it counted.
  • (16) Today, these dancers generate standing ovations and five-star reviews.
  • (17) The outgoing deputy prime minister, who was given a standing ovation as he entered the room, said: “I always expected this election to be exceptionally difficult for the Liberal Democrats, given the heavy responsibilities we’ve had to bear in government in the most challenging of circumstances.
  • (18) Guests are always shown deference – Dingell was, for example, given a standing ovation before he had even spoken, and another once he had finished.
  • (19) Geoff Hoon and Patricia Hewitt were always on the technocratic wing of New Labour, politicians who never roused a conference audience to its feet in spontaneous ovation.
  • (20) But on Saturday, Corbyn and Diane Abbott , the shadow home secretary, appeared on stage to cheers and a standing ovation from some 1,600 attendees at the Stand Up to Racism (SUTR) rally at Friends Meeting House in central London.