Ceremony vs. Reception — What's the Difference?

A ceremony (UK: , US: ) is a unified ritualistic event with a purpose, usually consisting of a number of artistic components, performed on a special occasion. The word may be of Etruscan origin, via the Latin caerimonia.

The action or process of receiving something sent, given, or inflicted

A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom

A formal social occasion held to welcome someone or to celebrate an event

A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy

The process of receiving broadcast signals

A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form

The area in a hotel or organization where guests and visitors are greeted and dealt with

Strict observance of formalities or etiquette

The first class in an infant or primary school

A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.

An act of catching a pass

An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.

The act or process of receiving or of being received.

(uncountable) A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.

(Football) The act or an instance of catching a forward pass.

(uncountable) Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.

A welcome, greeting, or acceptance

(obsolete) An accessory or object associated with a ritual.

A social function, especially one intended to provide a welcome or greeting

(obsolete) An omen or portent.

Mental approval or acceptance

Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character, prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of important matters, as in the performance of religious duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.

Conversion of transmitted electromagnetic signals into perceptible forms, such as sound or light, by means of antennas and electronic equipment.

Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.

The condition or quality of the signals so received.

A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.

The act of receiving.

A sign or prodigy; a portent.

The act or ability to receive radio or similar signals.

A formal event performed on a special occasion;

A social engagement, usually to formally welcome someone.

Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way;

A reaction; the treatment received on first talking to a person, arriving at a place, etc.

The proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion;

The desk of a hotel or office where guests are received.

The school year, or part thereof, between preschool and Year 1, when children are introduced to formal education.

(law) The conscious adoption or transplantation of legal phenomena from a different culture.

(American football) The act of catching a pass.

(linguistics) Reading viewed as the active process of receiving a text in any medium (written, spoken, signed, multimodal, nonverbal), consisting of several steps, such as ideation, comprehension, reconstruction, interpretation.

The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of evidence.

The state of being received.

The act or manner of receiving, especially of receiving visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate reception.

Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.

A retaking; a recovery.

The manner in which something is greeted;

A formal party of people; as after a wedding

Quality or fidelity of a received broadcast

The act of receiving

(American football) the act of catching a pass in football;