the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state.
Examples of indispensable
indispensable
Chief Executive Marc Cohen, 44, paints his company's offerings as indispensable.
From the forbes.com
Yet Afghanistan was utterly indispensable in defeating the jihadis then and now.
From the dailyherald.com
A true leader by example, Steen might be the Panthers most indispensable player.
From the post-gazette.com
That's partly what makes this joint an indispensable sign of the culinary times.
From the bloomberg.com
Despite its declining fortunes, The Times is still indispensable to its readers.
From the nytimes.com
Family is sacred, education is indispensable, and religious tolerance is innate.
From the heraldtribune.com
For those with even a passing interest in Japanese cuisine, it is indispensable.
From the economist.com
In short, we're still indispensable, but the problems are much more intractable.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The German government is the most indispensable player in a new euro settlement.
From the guardian.co.uk
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Not to be dispensed with; essential; "foods indispensable to good nutrition"
Essential: absolutely necessary; vitally necessary; "essential tools and materials"; "funds essential to the completion of the project"; "an indispensable worker"
Unavoidable; "the routine but indispensable ceremonies of state"
(indispensableness) indispensability: the quality possessed by something that you cannot possibly do without
A thing that is not dispensable; a necessity. [from 17th c.]; Trousers. [from 19th c.]; Not admitting ecclesiastical dispensation; not subject to release or exemption; that cannot be allowed by bending the canonical rules. [16th-17th c. ...