CELEBRATING
Verb
celebrating
present participle of celebrate
Noun
celebrating (plural celebratings)
celebration
Source: Wiktionary
CELEBRATE
Cel"e*brate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Celebrated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Celebrating.] Etym: [L. celebratus, p. p. of celebrare to frequent,
to celebrate, fr. celeber famous.]
1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the name of
the Most High.
2. To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by
refraining from ordinary business; to observe duly; to keep; as, to
celebrate a birthday.
Fron even unto shall ye celebrate your Sabbath. Lev. xxiii. 32.
3. To perforn or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite; to
solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as, to celebrate a
marriage.
Syn.
– To commemorate; distinguish; honor.
– To Celebrate, Commemorate. We commemorate events which we desire
to keep in remembrance, when we recall them by some special
observace; as, to commemorate the death of our Savior. We celebrate
by demonstrations of joy or solemnity or by appropriate ceremonies;
as, to celebrate the birthday of our Independence.
We are called upon to commemorate a revolution as surprising in its
manner as happy in its consequences. Atterbury.
Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee, Exult to celebrate
thy festival. Thomson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition