celebrant C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈsɛləbrənt/ UK /ˈsɛlɪbrənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 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... officiantpriestministerparticipantcelebrator Word family Related forms celebratecelebrationcelebrity Etymology AI details From Latin celebrantem, present participle of celebrare ('to frequent, honor, celebrate'), from celeber ('frequented, renowned'). celebrare Latin celeber Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown