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Webster 1913 Edition
Celebrity
Ce-leb′ri-ty
,Noun.
pl.
Celebrities
(#)
. [L.
celebritas
: cf. F. célébrité
.] 1.
Celebration; solemnization.
[Obs.]
The
celebrity
of the marriage. Bacon.
2.
The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown;
as, the
. celebrity
of WashingtonAn event of great
celebrity
in the history of astronomy. Whewell.
3.
A person of distinction or renown; – usually in the plural;
as, he is one of the
. celebrities
of the placeWebster 1828 Edition
Celebrity
CELEBRITY
,Noun.
1.
Fame; renown; the distinction or honor publicly bestowed on a nation or person, on character or exploits; the distinction bestowed on whatever is great or remarkable, and manifested by praises or eulogies; as the celebrity of the duke of Wellington; the celebrity of Homer, or of the Iliad.England acquired celebrity from the triumphs of Marlborough.
2.
Public and splendid transaction; as the celebrity of a marriage. In this sense, as used by Bacon, we now use celebration.