Emily Dickinson Lexicon

CEL-E-BRA'TION, n.

1. Solemn performance; a distinguishing by solemn rites; as, the celebration of a marriage, or of a religious festival.
2. A distinguishing by ceremonies, or by marks of joy or respect; as the celebration of a birth-day, or other anniversary.
3. Praise; renown; honor or distinction bestowed, whether by songs, eulogies, or rites and ceremonies. – Clarendon.