celebrant
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- noun
- /ˈsɛlɪbrənt/
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oficiante
- The main celebrant at the concluding Mass was the Papal Legate to the Congress, Canadian Cardinal Marc Ouellet.
Examples
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I have the celebrant's name, so that may make things easier.
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The bread and wine are the means by which the Lord is present, not the celebrant.
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If you don't have a marriage license, the marriage is still valid, but the celebrant can be fined.
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Light sins are forgiven in the penitential rite; listen to the words of the presiding celebrant, "May Almighty God..." and our Catholic theology, and the words of consecration.
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In the Anglican tradition, every Sunday morning immediately following the sermon, the congregation rises to its feet as the celebrant says something like, "Now let us together confess our faith using the ancient words of the historic Nicene Creed."
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The celebrant offered prayers and blessings during the wedding ceremony.
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During the mass, the celebrant led the congregation in hymns and rituals.
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As the main celebrant, he prepared the altar for the Eucharist.
Synonyms
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A person who leads religious ceremonies and worship in a church or temple
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A religious leader who leads worship and helps people
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A person who leads a religious ceremony like a wedding
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A person who plans and leads religious services and rituals
A person who leads a ceremony or acts as an official at an event
A bishop who leads a serious church ceremony
How Official
Surface Forms
Morphology
celebrant = celebrate (semi-transparent) = celebr + ant
While formally an agentive derivation, the specialised liturgical sense 'the priest who officiates at the Eucharist' is a domain-specific extension that may not be predictable to all learners.
Etymology
Celebrant comes from the Latin celebrare 'to celebrate' and shares its root with celebrate. In a religious use, the word came to mean the person who 'celebrates' the service, so the priest or minister who leads the ceremony.