ceremonial occasion vs potlatch

potlatch vs ceremonial occasion

ceremonial occasion and potlatch both are nouns.

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

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

ceremonial occasion: 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 occasion 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 occasion (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)

Difference between ceremonial occasion and potlatch

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