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Definition of Concelebrate
1. v. t. To celebrate together.
Definition of Concelebrate
1. Verb. To celebrate along with others ¹
2. Verb. (context: of a newly ordained priest) To celebrate a mass along with the bishop who ordained him ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Concelebrate
1. [v -BRATED, -BRATING, -BRATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Concelebrate
Literary usage of Concelebrate
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Civil and Ecclesiastical History of Scotland: A. D. LXXX.-DCCXVIII. by Thomas Innes (1853)
"In the Church of Paris, on Maundy Thursday, two priests concelebrate in the same
manner with the bishop, pronounce all with him, and communicate with him in ..."
2. Publications by Spalding Club, Aberdeen (1853)
"In the Church of Paris, on Maundy Thursday, two priests concelebrate in the same
manner with the bishop, pronounce all with him, and communicate with him in ..."
3. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong, Roul Tunley (1883)
"... Pater," say all the missal pravers with the bishop—concelebrate with him.
This concel- ebration ia in use also in the ..."
4. Chapters of Early English Church History by William Bright (1888)
"But it was clearly the prerogative of a Celtic bishop to consecrate alone, whereas
priests used to ' concelebrate,' or repeat the words and acts of ..."
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