Celebrant

[See CELEBRATE.] One who performs a public religious ceremony; a priest who officiates at a rite of the Roman Catholic Church. Celebrate, v . a. [Fr. célébrer; Lat. celebro, celeb ratus , from celeb or - creber , thick, close, frequent.] To praise; to extol; to commend; as, to celebrate the Supreme Being. IMG:content-0093.png:[graphic] "That season comes, Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated ." - Shaks. -To honor with public ceremony and solemn rites; as, to celebrate a victory.