Ce*leb"ri*ty (?), n.; pl.
Celebrities (#). [L. celebritas: cf. F.
célébrité.] 1.
Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.]
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.