Associations to the word «Celebrity»

Wiktionary

CELEBRITY, noun. (obsolete) A rite or ceremony. [17th-18th c.]
CELEBRITY, noun. (uncountable) Fame, renown; the state of being famous or talked-about. [from 17th c.]
CELEBRITY, noun. A person who has a high degree of recognition by the general population for his or her success or accomplishments; a famous person (Wikipedia). [from 19th c.]

Dictionary definition

CELEBRITY, noun. A widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity".
CELEBRITY, noun. The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats