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Traditional English :: celebrant
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celebratory.html - n.
a person who performs a rite, esp. a priest at the Eucharist. [F c÷l÷brant or L celebrare celebrant-: see CELEBRATE] |
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Traditional English :: celebrate
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celebratory.html - v. 1 tr. mark (a festival or special event) with festivities etc. 2 tr. perform publicly and duly (a religious ceremony etc.). 3 a tr. officiate at (the Eucharist). b intr. officiate, esp. at the Eucharist. 4 intr. engage in festivities, usu. after a special event etc. 5 tr. (as celebrated adj.) publicly honoured, widely known. celebration n. celebrator n. celebratory adj. [L celebrare f. celeber -bris frequented, honoured] |
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Traditional English :: celebrity
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celebratory.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 a well-known person.
2 fame. [F c÷l÷brit÷ or L celebritas f. celeber: see CELEBRATE] |
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Traditional English :: celebrant
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celebratory.html - n.
a person who performs a rite, esp. a priest at the Eucharist. [F c÷l÷brant or L celebrare celebrant-: see CELEBRATE] |
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Traditional English :: celebrate
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celebratory.html - v. 1 tr. mark (a festival or special event) with festivities etc. 2 tr. perform publicly and duly (a religious ceremony etc.). 3 a tr. officiate at (the Eucharist). b intr. officiate, esp. at the Eucharist. 4 intr. engage in festivities, usu. after a special event etc. 5 tr. (as celebrated adj.) publicly honoured, widely known. celebration n. celebrator n. celebratory adj. [L celebrare f. celeber -bris frequented, honoured] |
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Traditional English :: celebrity
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celebratory.html - n.
(pl. -ies)
1 a well-known person.
2 fame. [F c÷l÷brit÷ or L celebritas f. celeber: see CELEBRATE] |
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