ˌseləˈbrāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French célébration from Latin celebration-, celebratio, from celebratus, past participle of celebrare + -ion-, -io -ion
1. : the act or process of celebrating
the celebration of a wedding anniversary
a rowdy Saturday night celebration
moving celebration of an intricately human marriage — Robert Phelps
specifically : the performance of a public religious ceremony or of a sacred rite
the celebration of the Eucharist
2. obsolete : renown