ceremony vs adiaphoron

adiaphoron vs ceremony

ceremony and adiaphoron both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ceremony	Yes	No	No	No
adiaphoron	Yes	No	No	No

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

ceremony: a formal event performed on a special occasion
adiaphoron: a religious ceremonial or ritual observance that is held to be an affair of the individual conscience because it is neither forbidden nor enjoined by the scriptures.

Other hyponyms of ceremony 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, potlatch.

ceremony (noun)	adiaphoron (noun)
the proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion	(Stoic philosophy) a matter having no moral merit or demerit.
any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way	a religious ceremonial or ritual observance that is held to be an affair of the individual conscience because it is neither forbidden nor enjoined by the scriptures.
a formal event performed on a special occasion

Difference between ceremony and adiaphoron

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