Service vs. Ceremony — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Service and Ceremony
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Service
The action of helping or doing work for someone
Millions are involved in voluntary service
Ceremony
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.
Service
A system supplying a public need such as transport, communications, or utilities such as electricity and water
A regular bus service
Ceremony
A formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
A wedding ceremony.
The Japanese tea ceremony.
Service
A ceremony of religious worship according to a prescribed form
A funeral service
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Ceremony
A conventional social gesture or act of courtesy
The ceremony of shaking hands when introduced.
Service
A periodic routine inspection and maintenance of a vehicle or other machine
He took his car in for a service
Ceremony
A formal act without intrinsic purpose; an empty form
Ignored the ceremony of asking for comments from other committee members.
Service
A set of matching crockery used for serving a particular meal
A dinner service
Ceremony
Strict observance of formalities or etiquette
The head of state was welcomed with full ceremony.
Service
(in tennis and other racket sports) the action or right of serving to begin play.
Ceremony
A ritual, with religious or cultural significance.
Service
The formal delivery of a document such as a writ or summons.
Ceremony
An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
A graduation ceremony, an opening ceremony
Service
Perform routine maintenance or repair work on (a vehicle or machine)
Ensure that gas appliances are serviced regularly
Ceremony
(uncountable) A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks; formality.
Service
(of a male animal) mate with (a female animal)
One dog could presumably service several bitches in a day
Ceremony
(uncountable) Show of magnificence, display, ostentation.
Service
Work that is done for others as an occupation or business
Has done service for us as a consultant.
Ceremony
(obsolete) An accessory or object associated with a ritual.
Service
The performance of work or duties for a superior or as a servant
Found the butler's service to be excellent.
Ceremony
(obsolete) An omen or portent.
Service
An act or a variety of work done for others, especially for pay
Offers a superior service to that of his competitors.
Provides full catering services.
Ceremony
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.
According to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof shall ye keep it [the Passover].
Bring her up the high altar, that she mayThe sacred ceremonies there partake.
[The heralds] with awful ceremonyAnd trumpet's sound, throughout the host proclaimA solemn council.
Service
Assistance; help
Was of great service to him during his illness.
Ceremony
Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed by custom or authority.
Ceremony was but devised at firstTo set a gloss on . . . hollow welcomes . . . But where there is true friendship there needs none.
Al ceremonies are in themselves very silly things; but yet a man of the world should know them.
Service
An act of assistance or benefit; a favor
My friend did me a service in fixing the door.
Ceremony
A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter, garland, etc.
Disrobe the images,If you find them decked with ceremonies. . . . Let no imagesBe hung with Cæsar's trophies.
Service
The serving of food or the manner in which it is served
The service was good, but the food was lousy.
Ceremony
A sign or prodigy; a portent.
Cæsar, I never stood on ceremonies,Yet, now they fright me.
Service
A set of dishes or utensils
A silver tea service.
Ceremony
A formal event performed on a special occasion;
A ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor
Service
Employment in duties or work for another, as for a government
Has been in the company's service for 15 years.
Ceremony
Any activity that is performed in an especially solemn elaborate or formal way;
The ceremony of smelling the cork and tasting the wine
He makes a ceremony of addressing his golf ball
He disposed of it without ceremony
Service
A government branch or department and its employees
The diplomatic service.
Ceremony
The proper or conventional behavior on some solemn occasion;
An inaugural ceremony
Service
A department or branch of a hospital staff that provides specified patient care
The anesthesiology service.
Service
The armed forces of a nation
Joined the service right after college.
Service
A branch of the armed forces of a nation.
Service
The installation, maintenance, or repairs provided or guaranteed by a dealer or manufacturer
A dealer with full parts and service.
Service
The provision to the public of something, especially a utility
A town without sewer service.
Service
The system or equipment used to provide something to the public
The electrical service was damaged in the storm.
Service
The right of serving in many court games.
Service
A serve
Her first service hit the net.
Service
A religious rite or formal ceremony
Held services in the evening.
A memorial service.
Service
Copulation with a female animal. Used of male animals, especially studs.
Service
(Law) The serving of a legal process, such as a summons or court order.
Service
The material, such as cord, used in binding or wrapping rope.
Service
An answering service.
Service
To make fit for use; adjust, repair, or maintain
Service a car.
Service
To provide services to
That cable company services most households in the area.
Service
To make interest payments on (a debt).
Service
To copulate with (a female animal). Used of a male animal, especially studs.
Service
(Slang) To have sex with.
Service
Of or relating to the armed forces of a country.
Service
Intended for use in supplying or serving
A service elevator.
The service entrance.
Service
Offering repairs or maintenance
A service guarantee.
A road service area.
Service
Offering services to the public in response to need or demand
A service industry.
Service
An act of being of assistance to someone.
I say I did him a service by ending our relationship
– now he can freely pursue his career.
Service
(economics) The practice of providing such a service as economic activity.
Hair care is a service industry.
Service
A department in a company, an organization, a government department, etc.
Service
(computing) A function that is provided by one program or machine for another.
This machine provides the name service for the LAN.
Service
The state of being subordinate to or employed by an individual or group
Lancelot was at the service of King Arthur.
Service
The military.
I did three years in the service before coming here.
Service
A set of dishes or utensils.
She brought out the silver tea service.
Service
(sports) The act of initially starting, or serving, the ball in play in tennis, volleyball, and other games.
The player had four service faults in the set.
Service
A religious rite or ritual.
The funeral service was touching.
Service
(legal) The serving, or delivery, of a summons or writ.
The service happened yesterday.
Service
A taxi shared among unrelated passengers, each of whom pays part of the fare; often, it has a fixed route between cities.
Service
A musical composition for use in churches.
Service
(obsolete) Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
Service
(nautical) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., such as spun yarn and small lines.
Service
Access to resources such as hotel rooms and web-based videos without transfer of the resources' ownership.
Service
Service tree.
Service
The sorb; the fruit of this tree.
Service
(transitive) To serve.
They service the customer base.
Service
(transitive) To perform maintenance.
He is going to service the car.
Service
To supply (media outlets) with press releases etc.
Service
To inseminate through sexual intercourse.
Service
To perform a sexual act upon.
He serviced her several times a week.
Service
To attack.
To service a target; target servicing
Service
A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus Pyrus, as Pyrus domestica and P. torminalis of Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree, and the American shad bush (see Shad bush, under Shad). They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries.
Service
The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or the like; also, spiritual obedience and love.
Madam, I entreat true peace of you, Which I will purchase with my duteous service.
God requires no man's service upon hard and unreasonable terms.
Service
The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another; duty done or required; office.
I have served him from the hour of my nativity, . . . and have nothing at his hands for my service but blows.
This poem was the last piece of service I did for my master, King Charles.
To go on the forlorn hope is a service of peril; who will understake it if it be not also a service of honor?
Service
Office of devotion; official religious duty performed; religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial; as, a burial service.
The outward service of ancient religion, the rites, ceremonies, and ceremonial vestments of the old law.
Service
Hence, a musical composition for use in churches.
Service
Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or charge; official function; hence, specifically, military or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier.
When he cometh to experience of service abroad . . . ne maketh a worthy soldier.
Service
Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes interest or happiness; benefit; avail.
The stork's plea, when taken in a net, was the service she did in picking up venomous creatures.
Service
Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed.
Service
The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass.
There was no extraordinary service seen on the board.
Service
The act of bringing to notice, either actually or constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law; as, the service of a subpna or an attachment.
Service
The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as spun yarn, small lines, etc.
Service
The act of serving the ball.
Service
Work done by one person or group that benefits another;
Budget separately for goods and services
Service
A company or agency that performs a public service; subject to government regulation
Service
The act of public worship following prescribed rules;
The Sunday service
Service
An act of help or assistance;
He did them a service
Service
Employment in or work for another;
He retired after 30 years of service
Service
A force that is a branch of the armed forces
Service
The performance of duties by a waiter or servant;
That restaurant has excellent service
Service
Periodic maintenance on a car or machine;
It was time for an overhaul on the tractor
Service
Tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table
Service
(sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play;
His powerful serves won the game
Service
The act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone;
He accepted service of the subpoena
Service
Canadian writer (born in England) who wrote about life in the Yukon Territory (1874-1958)
Service
A means of serving;
Of no avail
There's no help for it
Service
The act of mating by male animals;
The bull was worth good money in servicing fees
Service
(law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him
Service
Be used by; as of a utility;
The sewage plant served the neighboring communities
The garage served to shelter his horses
Service
Make fit for use;
Service my truck
The washing machine needs to be serviced
Service
Mate with;
Male animals serve the females for breeding purposes
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