celebrants

Noun

celebrant (plural celebrants)

1. A person who officiates at a religious ceremony, especially a marriage or the Eucharist.
   • The very reverend celebrant was then conducted to the platform of the altar, and the postulant and her attendants having genuflected, the ceremony of reception began with the preparatory prayers and responseries.1833, William M′Gavin, The Protestant: Essays on the Principal Points of Controversy between the Church of Rome and the Reformed, volume 2, page 496
2. (Australia, New Zealand) A person who conducts formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, baby namings, renewals of wedding vows and funerals.
   • These are celebrants who marry people at registry offices.1983, CCH Australia Limited, Guidebook to Australian Family Law: With Family Law Act and Regulations, page 14
3. A person who is celebrating something.
   • Once inside, about all that the celebrants could do was nod their heads to the music and pat their feet.1977 February 10, Gerri Major, Gerri Major's Society World: Inaugural Balls Have Largest Black Participation Ever, JET, page 39

   Synonyms:

   partier, partygoer