Opposed to or rejecting formal ceremonies and rituals; dismissive of elaborate ceremonial practices.
From anti- (against) + ceremonial (relating to formal rituals). The prefix anti- comes from Latin and Greek meaning 'against' or 'opposite.' Ceremonial derives from Latin 'caerimonium' meaning 'religious rite.' The combination emerged in the 17th century to describe attitudes against formal religious or social ceremonies.
During the Protestant Reformation, anticeremonial attitudes challenged centuries of Catholic ritual, leading to simpler worship services—a linguistic marker of a massive religious upheaval that shaped modern Christianity and language itself.
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