Ce‐leb″ri‐ty (?), n.; pl.Celebrities (#). [L. celebritas: cf. F. célébrité.] 1. Celebration; solemnization.
The celebrity of the marriage.
Bacon.
2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown; as, the celebrity of Washington.
An event of great celebrity in the history of astronomy.
Whewell.
3. A person of distinction or renown; — usually in the plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.