celebration

See also: célébration

English

Etymology

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛlɪˈbɹeɪʃən/

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• (US, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌsɛləˈbɹeɪʃən/, /ˌsɛlˈbɹeɪʃən/
• Hyphenation: cel‧e‧bra‧tion
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

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

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Derived terms

• celebrappeal
• celebrational
• celebrationary
• celebrationless
• celebration of life
• concelebration
• goal celebration
• noncelebration
• precelebration
• recelebration
• uncelebration

 

Related terms

• celebrant
• celebrate
• celebrator
• celebrity

Translations

formal performance of a solemn rite

Arabic: اِحْتِفَال m (iḥtifāl) Armenian: հանդիսավորություն (hy) (handisavorutʻyun) 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 Hindi: जशन (hi) (jaśan) Italian: celebrazione (it) f, ricorrenza (it) f Japanese: お祝い (ja) (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)

observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities

Finnish: juhlinta (fi), vietto (fi) Ladino: moed, hiba (Haketia)

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) (āghōṣaṁ) 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) (handisavorutʻyun) 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 (ja) (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 (mk) 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) Thai: please add this translation if you can 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)

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