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Ceremony vs Pooja - What's the difference?

ceremony | pooja |

As nouns the difference between ceremony and pooja

is that ceremony is a ritual with religious significance while pooja is (uncountable) a form of worship in south asia; a religious ceremony.

ceremony

English

(wikipedia ceremony)

Alternative forms

* (both archaic)

Noun

(ceremonies)
  • A ritual with religious significance.
  • An official gathering to celebrate, commemorate, or otherwise mark some event.
  • A formal socially established behaviour, often in relation to people of different ranks.
  • (obsolete) An omen or portent.
  • * 1599 , , II. i. 197:
    • For he is superstitious grown of late, / Quite from the main opinion he held once / Of fantasy, of dreams, and ceremonies.
  • * 1599 , , II. ii. 14:
    • Caesar, I never stood on ceremonies, / Yet now they fright me.

    Derived terms

    * ceremonial * ceremonially * ceremonialness * ceremonious * ceremoniously * ceremoniousness * ramp ceremony

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    pooja

    English

    Alternative forms

    *puja

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) A form of worship in south Asia; a religious ceremony.
  • *2008 , Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger , Atlantic 2009, p. 100:
  • *:The priest celebrated a special pooja'' to pray for the Great Socialist's victory; mutton ''biryani was distributed on paper plates in front of the temple; and in the evening, there was free booze for all.