celebrant

[sel-uh-bruhnt] Origin

cel·e·brant

[sel-uh-bruhnt]
noun
1.
a participant in any celebration.
2.
the officiating priest in the celebration of the Eucharist.
3.
a participant in a public religious rite.

Origin:
1830–40; < Latin celebrant- (stem of celebrāns present participle of celebrāre to solemnize, celebrate), equivalent to celebr- (see celebrate) + -ant- -ant

pre·cel·e·brant, noun
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Celebrant is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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celebrant (ˈsɛlɪbrənt)
 
n
1.  a person participating in a religious ceremony
2.  Christianity an officiating priest, esp at the Eucharist

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celebrant
1839, from Fr. célébrant or L. celebrantem, prp. of celebrare (see celebrate).
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