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celebrification

celebrification noun: the introduction of celebrity as a factor in some field or discipline.

Noun

celebrification (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The introduction of celebrity as a factor in some field or discipline.
    • Chuck Todd, editor of the online political clearinghouse Hotline, calls the gossip phenomenon “pack gossip journalism,” a byproduct of the celebrification of politics and the attendant proliferation of media to cover it.2007 February 3, Mark Leibovich, “Titillating or Not, Washington Gossip Blossoms”, in New York Times
    • The rise of populism in an age of celebrification also plays into the coarsening of discourse.2025 January 30, Stephen Humphries, “An uncivil union: Can America break its addiction to violent rhetoric?”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Origin of celebrification

Blend of celebrity + -ification.

Questions about celebrification

What does celebrification mean?
Celebrification means the introduction of celebrity as a factor in some field or discipline.
What part of speech is celebrification?
Celebrification is a noun.

Words near celebrification in the dictionary

  1. celebret
  2. celebretard
  3. celebretards
  4. celebricide
  5. celebricides
  6. celebrification
  7. Celebrini
  8. celebrious
  9. celebriphilia
  10. celebrities
  11. celebritihood

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