celebrant

[ sel-uh-bruh nt ]

/ ˈsɛl ə brənt /

noun

a participant in any celebration.

the officiating priest in the celebration of the Eucharist.

a participant in a public religious rite.

Words nearby celebrant

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Origin of celebrant

1830–40; < Latin celebrant- (stem of celebrāns present participle of celebrāre to solemnize, celebrate), equivalent to celebr- (see celebrate) + -ant- -ant

OTHER WORDS FROM celebrant

pre·cel·e·brant, noun

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Examples from the Web for celebrant

The rubric requires the celebrant to stand at the north side of the table.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 6|Various
The God-appointed celebrant, in the cathedrals of this Cañon, must be Nature.
John L. Stoddard's Lectures, Vol. 10 (of 10)|John L. Stoddard
The time chosen by the artist is the supreme moment of the mass, when the celebrant elevates the host.
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Besides, she had in her time known how uninteresting and unwelcome is the celebrant of one's own misfortunes.
We Can't Have Everything|Rupert Hughes

At the Offertory the prior or some of the seniors brought the oblations to the altar and gave them to the celebrant.
English Monastic Life|Abbot Gasquet

British Dictionary definitions for celebrant

celebrant

/ (ˈsɛlɪbrənt) /

noun

a person participating in a religious ceremony

Christianity an officiating priest, esp at the Eucharist

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