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concelebration

American  
[kuhn-sel-uh-brey-shuhn, kon-] / kənˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən, kɒn- /

noun

  1. the celebration of a Eucharist or Mass by two or more members of the clergy.

Etymology

Origin of concelebration

First recorded in 1840–50; concelebrate + -ion

Example Sentences

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In the East the concelebration of the two events continued for some time after Rome had instituted the separate feast of Christmas.

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