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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.Definition 2024
celebrity
celebrity
English
Noun
celebrity (plural celebrities)
- (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th-18th c.]
- (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]
- A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person (Wikipedia). [from 19th c.]
- 1897, Winston Churchill, chapter 1, in The Celebrity:
- I liked the man for his own sake, and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me. I look upon notoriety with the same indifference as on the buttons on a man's shirt-front, or the crest on his note-paper.
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Synonyms
- (fame): big name, distinction, eminence, renown
- (person who has a high degree of recognition): big name, star, (informal) celeb, luminary, notable (noun)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
a famous person
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fame
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