celebrant
Use Celebrant in a sentence
ə 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.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person participating in a religious ceremony |
| 2. | Christianity an officiating priest, esp at the Eucharist |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
celebrant
1839, from Fr. célébrant or L. celebrantem, prp. of celebrare (see celebrate).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
For marriage certificates: the certificate you signed before the celebrant on the day of your marriage cannot be accepted.
People go so far as using ministers ordained in sham online churches, in order to have some sort of ceremony with a celebrant.
For marriage certificates: the certificate you sign before the celebrant on the day of your marriage cannot be accepted.
She was a celebrant of transgression, but there was nothing transgressive about her writing.
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