ceremonial vs dedication

dedication vs ceremonial

ceremonial and dedication both are nouns.

ceremonial is an adjective but dedication is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ceremonial	Yes	Yes	No	No
dedication	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, dedication is a hyponym of ceremonial; that is, dedication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ceremonial:

ceremonial: a formal event performed on a special occasion
dedication: a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

Other hyponyms of ceremonial include circumstance, funeral, obsequy, hymeneals, nuptials, wedding, wedding ceremony, pageant, pageantry, opening, commemoration, memorialisation, memorialization, military ceremony, induction, initiation, installation, exercise, fire walking, formalities, formality, Maundy, potlatch, adiaphoron.

ceremonial (noun)	dedication (noun)
a formal event performed on a special occasion	the act of binding yourself (intellectually or emotionally) to a course of action
	complete and wholehearted fidelity
	a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
	a message that makes a pledge
	a ceremony in which something (as a building) is dedicated to some goal or purpose

ceremonial (adjective)	dedication (adjective)
marked by pomp or ceremony or formality

Difference between ceremonial and dedication

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