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concelebration

9.0

A religious service that two or more priests lead together

noun
/ˌkɒnsɛlɪˈbreɪʃən/

Specialized

: concelebración

(At the third session, the opening mass was a concelebration led by the pope.)

Examples

At the ordination ceremony, a beautiful concelebration was held to celebrate the new clergy.
The bishop announced a special concelebration to honor the anniversary of the church's founding.
During the festival, there was a concelebration with multiple priests leading the service together.

Synonyms

liturgy

vsconcelebration

26 8.9

A planned public worship service with fixed prayers and actions

is carried out jointly by multiple officiating clergy not only the set form

church service

vsconcelebration

19 2.1

A meeting in a church where people pray, sing, and listen to a talk

is conducted jointly by multiple officiating clergy instead of a single officiant

religious ceremony

vsconcelebration

8 2.9

A formal event where people meet to show shared beliefs with prayers and rituals

is carried out together by two or more officiating clergy not any ritual event

ceremonial mass

vsconcelebration

Formal

6.1

A formal church service with set ceremonies and a serious mood

is performed together by two or more officiating clergy

Christian liturgy

vsconcelebration

7.2

A set way churches use for worship with prayers and hymns

is performed together by multiple officiating clergy rather than a single leader

Surface Forms

concelebration singular

concelebrations plural

Morphology

concelebration = celebration (semi-transparent) = con + celebration

The components 'con-' + 'celebration' suggest a joint celebration, but the sense is a specialized liturgical term (a Mass celebrated jointly by clergy), which is narrower and more technical than the general compound would predict.

Etymology

Concelebration joins con- 'together' and celebration 'ceremony', like the word celebrate, so in a church it means several priests 'celebrate' the Mass together.