concelebrant

American

[kuhn-sel-uh-bruhnt, kon-] / kənˈsɛl ə brənt, kɒn- /

noun

a member of the clergy who participates in a concelebration.

Etymology

Origin of concelebrant

First recorded in 1930–35; concelebr(ate) + -ant

Example Sentences

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In June 2015, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick served as a concelebrant at the funeral Mass for Vice President Joe Biden’s son, offering some of the final prayers for Beau Biden.

From Washington Post

Father Holcomb applied to serve as a concelebrant at the Garden mass, but even if he is not given that responsibility, he will see the pope in Washington.

From New York Times

So does Pausanius— "Nec spatii distant Nesidum litora longe; In quibus uxores Amnitum Bacchica sacra Concelebrant, hederæ foliis tectæque corymbis."

From Project Gutenberg

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