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

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn