ceremonial vs formal

ceremonial and formal both are nouns.

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

ceremonial (noun)	formal (noun)
a formal event performed on a special occasion	a gown for evening wear
	a lavish dance requiring formal attire

ceremonial (adjective)	formal (adjective)
marked by pomp or ceremony or formality	being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
	(of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms
	refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court
	logically deductive
	represented in simplified or symbolic form
	characteristic of or befitting a person in authority