ceremonial vs potlatch

potlatch vs ceremonial

ceremonial and potlatch both are nouns.

ceremonial is an adjective but potlatch is not an adjective.

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

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

ceremonial: a formal event performed on a special occasion
potlatch: a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

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

ceremonial (noun)	potlatch (noun)
a formal event performed on a special occasion	a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)

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

Difference between ceremonial and potlatch

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