celebrant
noun/ˈselɪbrənt/
/ˈselɪbrənt/
- a priest who leads a church service, especially the communion service; a person who attends a service
- Bishop Harris was principal celebrant at the mass.
- (North American English) a person who is celebrating something, for example at a party
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French célébrant or Latin celebrant- ‘celebrating’, from the verb celebrare, from celeber, celebr- ‘frequented or honoured’.
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