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concelebrate

[kuh n-sel-uh-breyt, kon-]
verb (used without object), con·cel·e·brat·ed, con·cel·e·brat·ing.
  1. to participate in a concelebration.
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verb (used with object), con·cel·e·brat·ed, con·cel·e·brat·ing.
  1. to celebrate (a Eucharist or Mass) with other members of the clergy.
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Origin of concelebrate

1565–75; < Latin concelebrātus, past participle of concelebrāre; see com-, celebrate
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British Dictionary definitions for concelebrate

concelebrate

verb
  1. Christianity to celebrate (the Eucharist or Mass) jointly with one or more other priests
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Derived Formsconcelebration, noun

Word Origin

C16: from Latin concelebrāre
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