Antonyms for celebration


Grammar : Noun
Spell : sel-uh-brey-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌsɛl əˈbreɪ ʃən


Definition of celebration

Origin :
  • 1520s, "honoring of a day or season by appropriate festivities," formed in English from celebrate, or else from Latin celebrationem (nominative celebratio) "numerous attendance" (especially upon a festival celebration), noun of action from past participle stem of celebrare. Meaning "performance of a religious ceremony" (especially the Eucharist) is from 1570s; that of "extolling in speeches, etc." is from 1670s.
  • noun commemoration of occasion, achievement
Example sentences :
  • No woman was allowed to enter Olympia, during the celebration of the games.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • At Antwerp, he happened to arrive at the celebration of the fête in honour of Rubens.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Mr. Cross and I bore our small part in the celebration in silence for a time.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • So, when you guessed at the date, and told parson to have the celebration then, you got it right?
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • So time went on to the very eve of the celebration, and it was as well that the celebration had never been.
  • Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
  • She darted to the child to kiss him in celebration of that first clear glance.
  • Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola
  • The above verses are included in a piece I wrote in celebration of the trip.
  • Extract from : « Adventures and Recollections » by Bill o'th' Hoylus End
  • The legal notice for the celebration of a marriage is longer than I expected.
  • Extract from : « The Eternal City » by Hall Caine
  • It was a brilliant entertainment in celebration of the Jubilee.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • The occasion had, I could see, something of a celebration about it.
  • Extract from : « Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune » by Charles James Lever

Synonyms for celebration

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