English Explanatory Dictionary

celebrant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist.
  2. A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals.
  3. A person who is celebrating something.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛlɪbɹənt/ EN-AU ck1 celebrant.ogg LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-celebrant.wav

Word forms

celebrant celebrants

Etymology

From French célébrant, from Latin celebrāns, present participle of celebrō, equivalent to celebrate + -ant.

Derived words

celebrancy civil celebrant cocelebrant concelebrant family celebrant funeral celebrant
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