concelebrating

Variant of concelebrate

concelebrate definition

con·cel·ebrate (kän sel′ə brāt′, kən-)

transitive verb concelebrated -·brat′·ed, concelebrating -·brat′·ing

to celebrate (the Eucharistic liturgy) jointly, the prayers being said in unison by two or more of the officiating priests

Etymology: < L concelebratus, pp. of concelebrare, to celebrate (a solemnity) in large numbers: see con- & celebrate

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