CELEBRANT

celebrant

(noun) an officiating priest celebrating the Eucharist

celebrant, celebrator, celebrater

(noun) a person who is celebrating

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

celebrant (plural celebrants)

A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist.

(Australia, NZ) A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals.

A person who is celebrating something.

Source: Wiktionary


Cel"e*brant, n. Etym: [L. celebrans, p. pr. of celebrare. See Celebrate.]

Definition: One who performs a public religious rite; -- applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic Church, as distinguished from his assistants.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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