celebrant

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /ˈsɛləbrənt/ UK /ˈsɛlɪbrənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person who officiates at or takes part in a religious rite

The celebrant raised the chalice before the hushed congregation.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who officiates at... officiantpriest minister participant celebrator

Word family

Related forms celebrate celebration celebrity

Etymology

From Latin celebrantem, present participle of celebrare ('to frequent, honor, celebrate'), from celeber ('frequented, renowned').

celebrare Latin celeber Latin

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# celebrant

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈsɛləbrənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈsɛlɪbrənt/

## Meanings
1. a person who officiates at or takes part in a religious rite

## Examples
- The celebrant raised the chalice before the hushed congregation.

## Synonyms
- officiant
- priest
- minister
- participant
- celebrator

## Related Forms
- celebrate
- celebration
- celebrity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: celebrare
- Root: celeber

## Etymology
From Latin celebrantem, present participle of celebrare ('to frequent, honor, celebrate'), from celeber ('frequented, renowned').

## AI Etymology
Celebrant comes from Latin celebrantem, present participle of celebrare ('to frequent, honor, celebrate'), from celeber ('frequented, renowned'). The historical trail runs through celebrare in Latin and celeber in Latin. Used as a noun, celebrant now means "a person who officiates at or takes part in a religious rite", so the present definition can be read against the older forms and meanings. The same lexical family is also visible in related forms such as celebrate, celebration, and celebrity. The result is a borrowed or transmitted form whose modern spelling carries a compact record of its route into English.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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