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celebration definition

cel·ebra·tion (sel′ə brā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or an instance of celebrating
  2. that which is done to celebrate

Etymology: L celebratio

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celebration Synonyms

celebration

n.

  1. An act or instance of recognizing an occasion

    commemoration, observance, honoring, keeping, glorification, magnification, laudation, recognition, anniversary, jubilee, holiday, remembrance, ceremonial, solemnization, memorialization, solemnity, fete, Mardi Gras, birthday, centennial, centenary, bicentennial, bicentenary, tricentennial, tercentenary, millennium, fiesta, red-letter day; see also holiday 1.

  2. Activities that accompany a celebration

    ceremony, party, gala, inauguration, installation, coronation, presentation, pageantry, carnival, bacchanal, revelry, conviviality, spree, carousing, jubilation, jollification, festivity, festival, feast, jamboree, ovation, triumph, merrymaking, gaiety, frolic, hilarity, joviality, merriment, mirth, wassail, Saturnalia, bash*; see also carnival 1, ceremony 2, party 1.

    Antonyms sadness, solemnity, sorrow.

  3. The celebration of the Mass

    reading, reciting, singing, conducting, performing, intoning, chanting, praising God; see also worship 1.


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celebration Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • Eucharist: Its function is to provide the table for the celebration of the Eucharist.

Adjective modifier

  • centenary: In 1978, at the time of the centenary celebrations, the original pews were replaced with more flexible modern chairs.

Modifies a noun

  • cake: We provide fruit or sponge, wedding or other celebration cakes from our shop on the Berkshire, Oxfordshire borders.

Noun used with modifier

  • birthday: I'm looking forward to many more birthday celebrations with her.
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celebration quotes

The joy and function of poetry is, and was, the celebration of man, which is also the celebration of God.

-Thomas, Dylan Marlais

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