celebration

Meanings

Plural: celebrations

Noun

• a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
• any joyous diversion
• the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
  • "the celebration of marriage"
• The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
• The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
• The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
• A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

Synonyms

celebration, entertainment, feast, festival, festivity, function, gathering, jubilation, solemnisation, solemnization

Related Words

celebrant, celebrate, celebrator, celebrity