celebrity

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a widely known person

   They were a sports celebrity.

2. 2
   noun

   A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person.

   "What do you put in your paper?" I asked, […] "Oh, news," said he, "and dull articles, and things about Celebrities. If you know any Celebrities, now?" Noël asked him what Celebrities were. "Oh, the Queen and the Princes, and people with titles, and people who write, or sing, or act—or do something clever or wicked."

3. 3
   noun

   the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

4. 4
   noun

   A rite or ceremony.

5. 5
   noun

   Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about.

Etymology

From Middle English celebritē, from Old French celebrite (compare French célébrité), from Latin celēbritās.