| celebrant |
one who officiates at a religious ceremony, as a priest at communion. [3 definitions] |
| celebrate |
to observe or commemorate (an occasion or event), as with gifts, festivities, or special rituals. [4 definitions] |
| celebrated |
famous, usu. for some achievement or talent. |
| celebration |
the act of celebrating. [2 definitions] |
| celebrity |
one who is famous. [2 definitions] |
| celerity |
speed in human action or motion; alacrity. |
| celery |
a plant cultivated for its crunchy, edible stalk and for its leaves and seeds, used as seasoning. |
| celery salt |
a seasoning that consists of ground celery seed and salt. |
| celesta |
a small keyboard instrument fitted with a set of graduated metal plates that produce bell-like sounds when struck with hammers. |
| celestial |
of or pertaining to heaven. [6 definitions] |
| celestial body |
a natural object found outside earth's atmosphere, such as a planet, moon, star, or asteroid. |
| celestial equator |
a great circle, corresponding to the earth's equator, on the celestial sphere. |
| celestial navigation |
navigation based on the position of the sun, moon, and stars. |
| celestial pole |
either of two points in the celestial sphere that the earth's axis would intersect if it were extended. |
| celestial sphere |
the infinitely large, imaginary sphere around the earth in which the stars, planets, and other celestial objects seem to be located. |
| celiac |
having to do with the abdomen or the abdominal cavity. [2 definitions] |
| celiac disease |
a disease caused by an inability to properly digest gluten, characterized by malnutrition and diarrhea. |
| celibacy |
the state of being unmarried, esp. as the result of a religious vow. [2 definitions] |
| celibate |
an unmarried person, esp. one who has taken a religious vow not to marry. [4 definitions] |
| cell |
a microscopic unit of plant or animal life, usually containing a nucleus and surrounded by a very thin membrane. [4 definitions] |
| cellar |
a room or rooms wholly or partly underground and usu. beneath a building; basement. [4 definitions] |