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

• See Thesaurus:celebration

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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