Celebration meaning of the word

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeɪʃən/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən
  • Hyphenation: cel‧e‧bra‧tion

Noun[edit]

celebration (countable and uncountable, plural celebrations)

  1. The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.

    We will attend the Christmas celebration in church.

  2. The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
  3. The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.

    She jumped in the air in celebration.

  4. A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

    We’re having a little celebration tomorrow for Martin’s scholarship.

Synonyms[edit]

  • See Thesaurus:celebration

Derived terms[edit]

  • celebration of life
  • goal celebration

[edit]

  • celebrant
  • celebrat
  • celebrator
  • celebrity
  • celebrate

Translations[edit]

formal performance of a solemn rite

  • Arabic: اِحْتِفَال‎ m (iḥtifāl)
  • Armenian: հանդիսավորություն (hy) (handisavorutʿyun)
  • Azerbaijani: bayram etmə, toy-bayram, təntənə
  • Belarusian: святкава́нне n (svjatkavánnje)
  • Bulgarian: че́стване n (čéstvane)
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 慶典／庆典 (zh) (qìngdiǎn)
  • Dutch: viering (nl) f
  • Finnish: juhla (fi)
  • French: célébration (fr) f
  • Galician: celebración (gl) f
  • German: Feier (de) f
  • Italian: celebrazione (it) f, ricorrenza (it) f
  • Japanese: お祝い (おいわい, o-iwai), 祝賀 (ja) (しゅくが, shukuga), 慶祝 (ja) (けいしゅく, keishuku)
  • Korean: 축하(祝賀) (ko) (chukha), 경축(慶祝) (ko) (gyeongchuk)
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: feiring (no) m or f
    Nynorsk: feiring f
  • Persian: جشن‎ (fa) (jašn)
  • Polish: celebracja (pl) f, celebra (pl) f
  • Portuguese: celebração (pt) f
  • Quechua: raymi (qu)
  • Romanian: celebrare (ro) f, celebrație (ro) f (rare), sărbătorire (ro) f
  • Russian: пра́зднование (ru) n (prázdnovanije), торжество́ (ru) n (toržestvó), че́ствование (ru) n (čéstvovanije)
  • Swahili: sherehe (sw)
  • Swedish: firande (sv) n
  • Tajik: ҷашн (tg) (jašn)
  • Turkish: kutlama (tr)
  • Ukrainian: святкува́ння n (svjatkuvánnja), торжество́ n (toržestvó)

act or process of showing gratitude, appreciation or remembrance

  • Belarusian: урачы́стасць f (uračýstascʹ)
  • Bulgarian: че́стване n (čéstvane), просла́ва (bg) f (prosláva), възхва́ла (bg) f (vǎzhvála)
  • Danish: fejring c
  • Dutch: gedachtenis (nl), herdenking (nl), viering (nl) f
  • Finnish: juhla (fi)
  • Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí)
  • Hebrew: חֲגִיגָה‎ (he) f (khagigá)
  • Malayalam: ആഘോഷം (ml) (āghōṣaṃ)
  • Polish: uroczystość (pl) f
  • Romanian: festivitate (ro) f, celebrare (ro) f
  • Russian: че́ствование (ru) n (čéstvovanije), прославле́ние (ru) n (proslavlénije), восхвале́ние (ru) n (vosxvalénije)
  • Sanskrit: उत्सव (sa) m (utsava)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: свѐчано̄ст f
    Roman: svèčanōst (sh) f
  • Swahili: sherehe (sw)
  • Ukrainian: урочи́стість f (uročýstistʹ)

social gathering for entertainment and fun

  • Afrikaans: selebrasie
  • Arabic: اِحْتِفَال‎ m (iḥtifāl), مِهْرَجَان‎ m (mihrajān), مَهْرَجَان‎ m (mahrajān)
  • Armenian: հանդիսավորություն (hy) (handisavorutʿyun)
  • Azerbaijani: bayram (az), şənlik (az), qeyd etmə, toy-bayram
  • Belarusian: святкава́нне n (svjatkavánnje), свя́та n (svjáta), урачы́стасць f (uračýstascʹ)
  • Breton: lid (br) m
  • Bulgarian: тържество́ (bg) n (tǎržestvó), празну́ване n (praznúvane), пра́зненство (bg) n (práznenstvo), пра́зник (bg) m (práznik)
  • Catalan: celebració (ca) f
  • Chinese:
    Mandarin: 慶祝／庆祝 (zh) (qìngzhù)
  • Czech: oslava (cs) f
  • Danish: fest (da) c
  • Dutch: festiviteit (nl), feest (nl), fuif (nl), viering (nl) f
  • Esperanto: festo
  • Estonian: pidu (et)
  • Finnish: juhlat (fi) pl
  • French: célébration (fr) f, fête (fr) f
  • Galician: celebración (gl) f
  • Georgian: ზეიმი (zeimi)
  • German: Feier (de) f, Fest (de) n
  • Gothic: 𐌳𐌿𐌻𐌸𐍃 f (dulþs)
  • Greek: γιορτή (el) f (giortí), εορτή (el) f (eortí) (formally), γλέντι (el) n (glénti) (colloquially)
  • Haitian Creole: selebrasyon
  • Hindi: उत्सव (hi) m (utsav)
  • Italian: festa (it) f
  • Japanese: お祝い (おいわい, o-iwai), 祝賀 (ja) (しゅくが, shukuga), 慶祝 (ja) (けいしゅく, keishuku)
  • Karelian: pruazniekku
  • Kazakh: мейрам (meiram)
  • Korean: 축하(祝賀) (ko) (chukha), 축제(祝祭) (ko) (chukje), 경축(慶祝) (ko) (gyeongchuk)
  • Kyrgyz: майрам (ky) (mayram)
  • Latin: convīvium n
  • Macedonian: празник m (praznik), прослава f (proslava)
  • Malay: perayaan (ms)
  • Northern Sami: ávvudeapmi, feasta, riemut pl
  • Norwegian:
    Bokmål: feiring (no) m or f
    Nynorsk: feiring f
  • Occitan: celebracion (oc) f
  • Persian: جشن‎ (fa) (jašn)
  • Polish: uroczystość (pl) f, świętowanie (pl) n
  • Portuguese: celebração (pt) f, celebração (pt) f
  • Romanian: sărbătoare (ro) f, petrecere (ro) f, serbare (ro) f
  • Russian: пра́зднование (ru) n (prázdnovanije), пра́здник (ru) m (prázdnik), торжество́ (ru) n (toržestvó), пра́зднество (ru) n (prázdnestvo)
  • Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic: пра̑знӣк m, про̏слава f
    Roman: prȃznīk (sh) m, prȍslava (sh) f
  • Slovak: oslava f
  • Slovene: praznovanje n
  • Spanish: celebración (es) f
  • Sranan Tongo: fesa
  • Swahili: sherehe (sw)
  • Swedish: fest (sv)
  • Tajik: ҷашн (tg) (jašn)
  • Tamil: கொண்டாட்டம் (ta) (koṇṭāṭṭam)
  • Tatar: бәйрәм (tt) (bäyräm)
  • Turkish: kutlama (tr), bayram (tr)
  • Turkmen: baýram (tk)
  • Ukrainian: святкува́ння n (svjatkuvánnja), свя́то n (svjáto), урочи́стість f (uročýstistʹ)
  • Uyghur: بايرام‎ (bayram)
  • Uzbek: bayram (uz)
  • Welsh: dathliad (cy) m
  • Wolof: feet
  • Yiddish: שׂמחה‎ f (simkhe)

Anagrams[edit]

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celebration
[͵selıʹbreıʃ(ə)n]

1. празднование; торжества

the celebration of a birthday — празднование дня рождения

the Fourth of July celebration includes a display of fireworks — (национальный) праздник 4 июля отмечается фейерверком ()

it calls for a celebration! — это надо отметить!

2. прославление; воспевание

3. церковная служба

the celebration of the Eucharist — совершение евхаристии

Новый большой англо-русский словарь.
2001.

Смотреть что такое «celebration» в других словарях:

  • célébration — [ selebrasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • XIIe; lat. celebratio ♦ Action de célébrer une cérémonie, une fête. Célébration d un mariage. La célébration de l Eucharistie. ⇒ messe. Célébration d un anniversaire. ⇒ commémoration. ● célébration nom féminin (latin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Celebration — (Floride) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Célébration (homonymie). Celebration est une ville privée américaine, située dans le centre de l état de Floride, à quelques kilomètres d Orlando. Elle a la particularité d avoir été créée, développée… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Celebration — may refer to: *Party, a social gathering *The celebration of the Eucharist *The observance of a feast day or holidayCelebration may also be: *Celebration (song), a song by Kool The Gang, notably covered by Kylie Minogue *Celebration (Voices With… …   Wikipedia

  • Celebration — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda El término celebration ( celebración en español) puede referirse a: Celebration, una comunidad no incorporada del Condado de Osceola en Florida, Estados Unidos. «Celebration», canción de 1980 del grupo Kool the Gang …   Wikipedia Español

  • Celebration — Celebration: «Celebration»  песня американской соул группы Kool the Gang. «Celebration»  песня швейцарской группы Krokus из альбома Hardware. «Celebration»  песня американского рэпера Tyga из альбома Careless World: Rise of the… …   Википедия

  • célébration — CÉLÉBRATION. s. f. L action de célébrer. Il n est guère d usage que dans les phrases suivantes: La célébration de la Messe. La célébration de l Office divin. La célébration d une Fête. La célébration d un mariage. La célébration d un Concile.… …   Dictionnaire de l’Académie Française 1798

  • celebration — Celebration. subst. fem. v. L action de celebrer. La celebration des festes. la celebration d un mariage. On dit aussi, La celebration de la messe. durant la celebration de l office divin …   Dictionnaire de l’Académie française

  • Celebration — Cel e*bra tion, n. [L. celebratio.] The act, process, or time of celebrating. [1913 Webster] His memory deserving a particular celebration. Clarendok. [1913 Webster] Celebration of Mass is equivalent to offering Mass Cath. Dict. [1913 Webster] To …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Celebration — Celebration, FL U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 2736 Housing Units (2000): 1093 Land area (2000): 10.669265 sq. miles (27.633268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.028096 sq. miles (0.072769 sq. km) Total area (2000):… …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Celebration, FL — U.S. Census Designated Place in Florida Population (2000): 2736 Housing Units (2000): 1093 Land area (2000): 10.669265 sq. miles (27.633268 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.028096 sq. miles (0.072769 sq. km) Total area (2000): 10.697361 sq. miles (27 …   StarDict’s U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • celebration — 1520s, honoring of a day or season by appropriate festivities, from L. celebrationem (nom. celebratio) numerous attendance (especially upon a festival celebration), noun of action from pp. stem of celebrare (see CELEBRATE (Cf. celebrate)).… …   Etymology dictionary

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Other forms: celebrations

A celebration is a joyful diversion. Your math class might have a celebration when you learn that the midterm has been postponed for a week.

A celebration can be a festive party commemorating some joyous occasion, like your grandparents’ fiftieth anniversary celebration or your brother’s birthday celebration. It can also be a less formal marking of a happy event, like the arrival of your new puppy. Another meaning of celebration is a religious ceremony, such as communion or a bar mitzvah.

Definitions of celebration

  1. noun

    a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event

  2. noun

    any joyous diversion

    synonyms:

    festivity

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    types:

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    agon

    a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes

    conviviality, jollification, merrymaking

    a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity

    feria

    (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint

    festival, fete

    an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)

    blowout, gala, gala affair, jamboree

    a joyful festivity

    Ludi Saeculares, secular games

    the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era

    victory celebration

    a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition

    high jinks, high jinx, hijinks, jinks

    noisy and mischievous merrymaking

    revel, revelry

    unrestrained merrymaking

    carnival

    a festival marked by merrymaking and processions

    Bacchanalia, Dionysia

    an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)

    Isthmian Games

    the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially on the Isthmus of Corinth in the first and third years of each Olympiad

    Nemean Games

    the ancient Panhellenic games held biennially at Nemea in the second and fourth years of each Olympiad

    Olympian Games, Olympic Games

    the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC

    Pythian Games

    the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Delphi held every four years in the third year of the Olympiad in honor of Apollo

    eisteddfod

    any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic competitions (especially in singing)

    film festival

    a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year)

    jazz festival

    a festival that features performances by jazz artists

    Kwanza, Kwanzaa

    a festival featuring African-American culture; celebrated between Christmas and New Year

    Oktoberfest

    an autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer

    Saturnalia

    an orgiastic festival in ancient Rome in honor of Saturn

    sheepshearing

    a festival held at the time sheep are normally sheared

    type of:

    diversion, recreation

    an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

  3. noun

    the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual

    “the
    celebration of marriage”

    synonyms:

    solemnisation, solemnization

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1 

[count]

:

a party or other special event that you have for an important occasion, holiday, etc.

  • a victory/birthday/holiday celebration

  • the town’s bicentennial celebrations

2 

[noncount]

:

the activity of doing special, enjoyable things for an important occasion, achievement, etc.

:

the activity of celebrating

  • It was a night of celebration.

  • We’re having a dinner in celebration of their anniversary. [=as a way of celebrating their anniversary]

  • Your promotion is (a) cause for celebration.

3 

[count]

:

the performance of a religious ceremony

— usually singular

  • a celebration of Mass

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According to Pittsburgh’s WPIX CHANNEL 11, the city has decided against another title celebration because of the unanticipated budget overruns it would cause, meaning that the Steel City is choosing to defend public services over jubilant Steelers fans. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The negative reaction from his very public decision to leave the Cavaliers only worsened after an introductory event in Miami that was handled as if it were a title celebration — actually it was more of a dynasty celebration. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

February 2nd, 2010 at 3: 51 pm alpuz3 says: oh, OSTLL … me thinks your celebration is a bit premature. context, kid … context. ❋ Unknown (2010)

«They then did what we refer to as a celebration,» said an author of the study, Peggy Mason, a neuroscientist at the University of Chicago. ❋ Robert Creamer (2011)

WADE GOODWYN: Well, I’m here at the Republican celebration party and the celebration is already underway. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I have nearly completed my tenure at Colorado State University so a celebration is absolutely in order! ❋ Unknown (2008)

Part of the celebration is the snipping of the vineyards. ❋ The Wood To The Sand (2008)

Rays win, but AL East title celebration is on hold ❋ Unknown (2008)

I have no idea what the celebration is all about, other than what I assume would be the history of the state. ❋ Unknown (2007)

They actually gathered outside to protest what they call the celebration of an oppressive regime. ❋ Unknown (2009)

AMANPOUR: Along with former President Bill Clinton, they formed what they call the celebration of a New Baptist Covenant calling on Christians to focus on issues like poverty rather than on divisive issues like abortion and gay marriage. ❋ Unknown (2008)

«This celebration is a lot better than that ’76 celebration,» May said. ❋ Unknown (2005)

There was actually what they called a celebration here earlier. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Person one: hey i am [haveing] [a pool] party wanna come?
person two: whats it for?
person one: [no reason], i used wanted to have a summer celebration with my friends!
person two: awesome be there! ❋ ZarahMarieS (2008)

bum: hey where are you headed too?
cop: Celebration.
Bum: [shit bro] [take me] with you they give [good money] (: ❋ _J-swagga (2011)

There was a celebration [blocking] the [entrance] to KFC.
That celebration is making me nervous.
[The Diddy] concert was one huge celebration. ❋ Kousy (2007)

[Celebrities] [suck]. [Yeah]. ❋ Cerealtitties (2006)

[J.Lo] ❋ Irene-o (2003)

People who [get money] for their look should really work in a [steel mill] for [2 years] ❋ Messer (2005)

normal person: «sir can you help me i’ve been shot in the stomach by a rapper, and i’m beleeding to death.»
celebrity: «and what…get my [armani] dirty…dude wipe up your blood and get away from my [bentley] before i call the police and have you arrested for article [108].376-any attempt to get any celebrity to do anything productive shall be punished by death» ❋ Truth (2004)

[Celebrities] are [worthless]. ❋ Anonymous (2005)

celebrities are [overated] and dont deserve fame, money, or anything else they [take for granted], such as getting an [airplane] for christmas or owning 4 ferarris. stupid celebrity ❋ Bob Mckob (2008)

Jack, «Would you consider me a [celebrity]?»
Frank, «Go buy me a [soda].»
Jack, «Think I’ve got [a million] dollars or something?»
Frank, «Then no.» ❋ Lord Razzola (2008)

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