A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
I can tell you, there was a celebration in our house that night.
...his eightieth birthday celebrations.
Synonyms: party, festival, gala, jubilee More Synonyms of celebration
2. singular noun
The celebrationof something is praise and appreciation which is given to it.
This was not a memorial service but a celebration of his life. [+ of]
He sees the poem as a celebration of human love.
Synonyms: commemoration, honouring, remembrance More Synonyms of celebration
More Synonyms of celebration
celebration in American English
(ˌsɛləˈbreɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act or an instance of celebrating
2.
that which is done to celebrate
Word origin
L celebratio
COBUILD Collocations
celebration
annual celebration
birthday celebration
double celebration
festive celebrations
joyous celebration
New Year celebrations
plan a celebration
spark celebrations
wedding celebration
wild celebrations
Examples of 'celebration' in a sentence
celebration
And news about a wedding in the family sparks a celebration.
The Sun (2016)
One year and one month since it had its last anniversary celebrations.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Civil servants have been warned that bringing cake into work for birthdays and celebrations could be a public health hazard.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
She can spark more celebrations today.
The Sun (2016)
The competition provides a celebration of football life.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
You see the fans and those of celebrations and people love to see that.
The Sun (2009)
Bonus season will no longer be an annual celebration of so many riches for so few.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Plus full reports and images from the anniversary celebration today and tomorrow thetimes.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But he was not planning any great celebrations last night.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The whole squad joined in the celebrations with a wild dance on the touchline.
The Sun (2014)
Winning a place on a team will spark a family celebration.
The Sun (2008)
But the celebrations were telling as well.
The Sun (2012)
Working on a project together can draw you closer and funds a love celebration in the autumn.
The Sun (2008)
The return of a relative you miss could spark a celebration.
The Sun (2008)
Then came a service of celebration.
Christianity Today (2000)
Rarely has such a quiet, unassuming display prompted such effusive praise and raucous celebration.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In its annual celebration of all things nautical, the world indoors is turning white and blue.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
But her profile includes snaps of her 25th birthday celebrations.
The Sun (2015)
He was not the only soap actor to overdo the celebrations on Wednesday night.
The Sun (2016)
In other languages
celebration
British English: celebration /ˈsɛlɪˌbreɪʃən/ NOUN
A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary.
Their supporters had little cause for celebration.
American English: celebration
Arabic: اِحْتِفَال
Brazilian Portuguese: celebração
Chinese: 庆典
Croatian: proslava
Czech: oslava
Danish: fejring
Dutch: viering
European Spanish: celebración
Finnish: juhlat
French: célébration
German: Feier
Greek: εορτασμός
Italian: celebrazione
Japanese: 祝い
Korean: 축하
Norwegian: feiring
Polish: świętowanie
European Portuguese: celebração
Romanian: sărbătoare
Russian: празднование
Latin American Spanish: celebración
Swedish: firande
Thai: การฉลอง
Turkish: kutlama
Ukrainian: святкування
Vietnamese: việc tổ chức ăn mừng
All related terms of 'celebration'
annual celebration
A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary .
double celebration
A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary .
joyous celebration
A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary .
birthday celebration
A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary .
plan a celebration
A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary .
wedding celebration
A celebration is a special enjoyable event that people organize because something pleasant has happened or because it is someone's birthday or anniversary .
Chinese translation of 'celebration'
celebration
(sɛlɪˈbreɪʃən)
n(c/u)
庆(慶)祝 (qìngzhù)
1 (noun)
There was a celebration in our house that night.
Synonyms
party
We threw a huge birthday party.
festival
The Festival will provide spectacles like river pageants.
gala
a gala at the Royal Opera House
jubilee
Queen Victoria's jubilee
festivity
The festivities included a firework display.
rave (British, slang)
an all-night rave
junketing
beano (British, slang)
revelry
The sounds of revelry are getting louder.
red-letter day
rave-up (British, slang)
merrymaking
jollification
carousal
-fest
hooley or hoolie mainly Irish, New Zealand)
2 (noun)
This was not a memorial service but a celebration of his life.
Synonyms
commemoration
a march in commemoration of the victims
honouring
remembrance
They wore black in remembrance of those who had died.
3 (noun)
the celebration of Mass in Latin
Synonyms
performance
observance
Numerous religious observances set the rhythm of the day.
solemnization
Additional synonyms
in the sense of festival
Definition
an organized series of special events and performances
The Festival will provide spectacles like river pageants.
Synonyms
celebration,
fair,
carnival,
gala,
treat,
fête,
entertainment,
jubilee,
fiesta,
festivities,
jamboree,
mela,
-fest,
field day
in the sense of festivity
Definition
happy celebration
The festivities included a firework display.
Synonyms
celebration,
party,
festival,
entertainment,
rave (British, slang),
beano (British, slang),
fun and games,
rave-up (British, slang),
jollification (old-fashioned),
festive event,
carousal (old-fashioned),
festive proceedings,
hooley or hoolie (Irish, New Zealand)
in the sense of gala
Definition
a special social occasion, esp. a special performance