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CELEBRANT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does celebrant mean?
• CELEBRANT (noun)
The noun CELEBRANT has 2 senses:
1. a person who is celebrating
2. an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
Familiarity information: CELEBRANT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who is celebrating
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
celebrant; celebrater; celebrator
Hypernyms ("celebrant" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "celebrant"):
merrymaker; reveler; reveller (a celebrant who shares in a noisy party)
Derivation:
celebrate (have a celebration)
celebrate (behave as expected during of holidays or rites)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("celebrant" is a kind of...):
priest (a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders)
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