Compare in this context the function of the ceremonial mace, the sceptre, and the staff of office.

During the final century of Merovingian rule, the kings were increasingly pushed into a ceremonial role.

This is a ceremonial disk.

It was completed in 2011.

The Sergeant at Arms also carries the ceremonial mace, a symbol of the authority of the Crown and of the House of Commons, into the House each sitting.

Something to do with fertility.

The castle remains an important ceremonial location.

Each match is preceded by an elaborate ceremonial ritual.

The following day, they formally entered London in a ceremonial procession.

This must not be transformed into a mere ceremony with the vaguest of declarations.

These games were played as part of ceremonial ritual, a kind of symbolic warfare, to give thanks to the Creator or Master.

Armenian karabela was the first example of a ceremonial sword used by the szlachta.

Underneath this ceremonial role, he was really modest and really introverted so much so that when he delivered these sermons, he had trouble making eye contact with the very same congregation that he had been speaking to for 62 years.

The new Metropolitan Police Board replaced the largely ceremonial imperial guard units.

The oyabun kobun relationship is formalized by ceremonial sharing of sake from a single cup.

The King's role has been largely ceremonial since changes to the constitution in 1994, picking ministers and members of the upper house.

It is the ceremonial centre of imperial power, and the largest surviving wooden structure in China.

Blackgang Chine is arguably the oldest theme park in the UK, and one of the oldest in the world.

Sara Rosario addressing those present at the Pierre de Coubertin gala hall, where the ceremony took place.

Rarely, the reverse design may differ, in whole or in part, from that of the obverse.

Christianity The ceremonial use of a bema carried over from Judaism into early Christian church architecture.

Bristol () is a city, unitary authority and county in South West England with an estimated population of 437,500 in 2014.

The mountain now known as El Cerrito was a ceremonial center, but was later abandoned for unknown reasons.

Between 1993 and 1994, Schwarzenegger was a Red Cross ambassador (a ceremonial role fulfilled by celebrities), recording several television radio public service announcements to donate blood.

Initially the karabela sabres were used mostly for decoration or as a ceremonial weapon worn on special occasions.

The chancellor, usually a former governor general, lieutenant governor, premier or diplomat, is the ceremonial head of the university.

History Nan Madol was the ceremonial and political seat of the Saudeleur dynasty, which united Pohnpei's estimated 25,000 people until about 1628.

Authorities from the Guatemalan Institute of Tourism denied them access, arguing that the area of ceremonies was cut off for the stage show.

Its role is largely ceremonial, and includes granting the royal assent and approving the monarch's activities as head of state.

Generally, in modern language, wands are ceremonial and or have associations with magic but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod and virge, both of which had a similar development.

Initially used by light cavalry, with time it also evolved into a variety of arms used both for martial and ceremonial purposes.

Until 1832, the parish of Fermentelos was governed by noblemen under the auspicious of the Foreign Judge , a ceremonial title holder that administered various lands owned by the monarch.

Although formal hieroglyphs were used in a ceremonial role until the fourth century, towards the end only a small handful of priests could still read them.

It served as the home of emperors and their households as well as the ceremonial and political center of Chinese government for almost 500 years.

Some common sources of inspiration include such diverse areas as science fiction, scientific theories, traditional ceremonial magic, neoshamanism, Eastern philosophy, world religions, and individual experimentation.

It is a ceremonial pouring vessel made around 1700 for a Swedish Count, and it is very likely the object from which

Knossos or Cnossos ( also Knossus or Cnossus , ), is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and is considered Europe's oldest city.

The namesake University Avenue is a ceremonial boulevard and arterial thoroughfare that runs through downtown between Queen's Park and Front Street.

This axis extends to the south through Tiananmen gate to Tiananmen Square, the ceremonial centre of the People's Republic of China, and on to Yongdingmen.

Mr Berlusconi and Mr Blair did not meet out of a desire for formal ceremony. They met in the conviction that there is a labour market model which needs reforming.

Form is function. Form is function.

Equivalently, A is the set of all preimages under f .

No, it's not true that they're kept in the darkness for 18 years, but they are kept within the confines of the ceremonial men's circle for 18 years.

The function f is called, variously, an objective function, a loss function or cost function (minimization), a utility function (maximization), a fitness function (maximization), or, in certain fields, an energy function, or energy functional.

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