Examples of 'purely ceremonial' in a sentence

Meaning of "purely ceremonial"

purely ceremonial - Something done for tradition or show without practical significance

How to use "purely ceremonial" in a sentence

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The duties of the sentinels are not purely ceremonial.
The gesture was purely ceremonial and carried no legal weight.
All ceremonies regarding his installation are purely ceremonial.
The gesture is purely ceremonial and carries no legal weight.
All other events are purely ceremonial.
It 's a purely ceremonial visit.
Nobody would join a body that is purely ceremonial.
That was purely ceremonial.
The role played by the Grand Duke is not purely ceremonial.
It was purely ceremonial.
The offices of Lord Mayor and Sheriff are purely ceremonial.
Galleys were used for purely ceremonial purposes by many rulers and states.
By the twentieth century, the order had become purely ceremonial.
This trial by combat remained purely ceremonial and had a central place in the coronation banquet.
The position still exists today, but his role is now purely ceremonial.

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The Troy Game, however, was purely ceremonial and involved youths too young for military service.
The Yeomen of the Guard have a purely ceremonial role.
Exeter still has a Dog Whipper, now a purely ceremonial role, for processions and other significant occasions.
The monarch can not act on their own ; the status as monarch is purely ceremonial.
Despite tourist perceptions, the Guards are not purely ceremonial and are fully operational soldiers.
It 's a huge deal for me to go to the Statehouse . And although it 's purely ceremonial.
A Colonel-in-Chief has a purely ceremonial role in their regiment.
From this time forward, the office of Desi became purely ceremonial.
The High Bailiff gradually became a purely ceremonial role, the court 's clerk liaising with under-bailiffs directly.
The Incas felt no threat, no need for weapons on a purely ceremonial occasion.
These meetings have more than purely ceremonial importance.
Swedish model, a constitutional monarchy in which the King serves a purely ceremonial role.
Graduates were presented with handcrafted diplomas as purely ceremonial symbols of their achievement.
The Blues and Greens, deprived of any political power, were relegated to a purely ceremonial role.
Today, the Yeomen of the Guard have a purely ceremonial role.
The palace claims that the Queen's Consent is purely ceremonial.
The so-called " Republic " is now a purely ceremonial entity.
Atholl Highlanders, modern Europe 's only legal private army, now purely ceremonial.
The title, though extant, is rarely used except for purely ceremonial purposes.
Although York 's Sheriff office is the oldest in England it is now a purely ceremonial post.
After the 6th century, the post became purely ceremonial.
Most of these are sinecures, i.e. purely ceremonial.

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