celebration | | |
n. (event) | 1. celebration, jubilation | a joyful occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event. |
| ~ social function, social occasion, occasion, affair, function | a vaguely specified social event.; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions" |
n. (act) | 2. celebration, festivity | any joyous diversion. |
| ~ agon | a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes. |
| ~ diversion, recreation | an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates.; "scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists"; "for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles"; "drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation" |
| ~ jollification, merrymaking, conviviality | a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity. |
| ~ feria | (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint. |
| ~ festival, fete | an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place).; "a drama festival" |
| ~ gala, gala affair, jamboree, blowout | a gay festivity. |
| ~ ludi saeculares, secular games | the centennial rites and games of ancient Rome that marked the commencement of a new generation (100 years representing the longest life in a generation); observances may have begun as early as the 5th century BC and lasted well into the Christian era. |
| ~ victory celebration | a celebration following a victory in a battle or sports competition. |
n. (act) | 3. celebration, solemnisation, solemnization | the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual.; "the celebration of marriage" |
| ~ ritual | the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies. |
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