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Definition of Celebrant
1. Noun. A person who is celebrating.
Generic synonyms: Individual, Mortal, Person, Somebody, Someone, Soul
Specialized synonyms: Merrymaker, Reveler, Reveller
Derivative terms: Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate, Celebrate
2. Noun. An officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist.
Definition of Celebrant
1. n. One who performs a public religious rite; -- applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic Church, as distinguished from his assistants.
Definition of Celebrant
1. Noun. A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist. ¹
2. Noun. (Australia NZ) A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals. ¹
3. Noun. A person who is celebrating something. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Celebrant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Celebrant
Literary usage of Celebrant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The celebrant then says the Agnus Dei three times. and turning to the people with
the formula the celebrant proceeds with the collect or collecte proper to ..."
2. Divine Worship in England in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Centuries by John David Chambers (1877)
"THE FINAL PRAYERS OF THE celebrant. The celebrant (with his ... of this final
Prayer the celebrant, with his hands joined, ..."
3. Notitia Eucharistica: A Commentary, Explanatory, Doctrinal, and Historical by William Edward Scudamore (1876)
"This was altered in 1552, probably because the celebrant might be a Bishop. ...
In the corresponding Rubric of the First Book of Edward, the celebrant is ..."
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