celebration
has definitions from the field of religion
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[ noun ] an occasion for special festivities to mark some happy event
Synonyms Used in print (Frank Oppenheimer, "Science and Fear-- A Discussion...)The frequently postulated antique worry that the daylight hours might dwindle to complete darkness apparently gave_rise to a ritual and celebration which we still recognize . (Christopher Davis, First Family....)He was discharged from the hospital after a two day checkup and he and his parents had what Mr._McKinley described as a `` celebration lunch '' at the cafeteria on the campus . (David Stacton, The Judges of the Secret Court....)Guns were going_off all_over Washington_City these days , because of the celebrations , and the theatre was not soundproof . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)He at_once cancels the celebrations and , buckling on his scimitar , stumbles blindly from the house , where he is hit and killed by a passing oxcart . |
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[ noun ] any joyous diversion
Synonyms Used in print (Peter J. White, "Report on Laos"...)Boun_My - the name means one who has a boun , a celebration , and is therefore lucky - was born in Savannakhet , the Border of Paradise . |
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[ noun ] (religion) the public performance of a sacrament or solemn ceremony with all appropriate ritual
Synonyms Examples "the celebration of marriage" |
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