cel|e|brant

cel|e|brant
cel|e|brant «SEHL uh bruhnt», noun.
1. a person who performs a ceremony or rite.
2. the priest who performs Mass.
3. a person who celebrates; celebrator: »

The two men meet at a neighborhood pub…before a company of celebrants (New Yorker).


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  • cel·e·brant — /ˈsɛləbrənt/ noun, pl brants [count] formal 1 a : a person who performs or leads a religious ceremony The bishop will be the main celebrant. the celebrant of the service/Mass 1 b : a person who partici …   Useful english dictionary

  • con|cel|e|brant — «kon SEHL uh bruhnt», noun. a clergyman who celebrates the Mass jointly with another or others …   Useful english dictionary

  • cel — cel·a·don; cel·a·don·ite; cel·an·dine; cel·as·tra·ce·ae; cel·as·tra·ceous; cel·a·ture; cel·e·be·sian; cel·e·brant; cel·e·brat·er; cel·e·bra·tion; cel·e·bra·tive; cel·e·bra·tor; cel·e·bra·to·ry; cel·e·bret; cel·ery; cel·es·tite; cel·i·ba·cy;… …   English syllables

  • brant — brant; cel·e·brant; equil·i·brant; ob·um·brant; vi·brant; vi·brant·ly; tere·brant; …   English syllables

  • celebrant — cel·e·brant …   English syllables

  • celebrant — cel|e|brant [ˈselıbrənt] n formal [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of celebrare; CELEBRATE] someone who performs or takes part in a religious ceremony …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • celebrant — cel|e|brant [ seləbrənt ] noun count FORMAL someone who leads or takes part in a religious ceremony …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • celebrant — cel•e•brant [[t]ˈsɛl ə brənt[/t]] n. 1) rel cv a participant in any celebration 2) rel the officiating priest in the celebration of the Eucharist • Etymology: 1830–40; < L …   From formal English to slang

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·ly; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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