different between celebration vs merrymake

English

Etymology

From Old French celebration, from Latin celebratio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?l??b?ei??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n
• Hyphenation: cel?e?bra?tion

Noun

celebration (countable and uncountable, plural celebrations)

1. The formal performance of a solemn rite, such as Christian sacrament.
2. The observance of a holiday or feast day, as by solemnities.
3. The act, process of showing appreciation, gratitude and/or remembrance, notably as a social event.
4. A social gathering for entertainment and fun; a party.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:celebration

Related terms

• celebrant
• celebrat
• celebrator
• celebrity
• celebrate

Translations

Anagrams

• eniclobrate

English

Etymology

From make merry.

Verb

merrymake (third-person singular simple present merrymakes, present participle merrymaking, simple past and past participle merrymade)

1. (archaic, literary) To make merry, have fun, celebrate.

Noun

merrymake (plural merrymakes)

1. (archaic, literary) Merry-making, celebration, festivity.
   • 1590, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, II.vi:

     when he saw her toy, and gibe, and geare, / And passe the bonds of modest merimake, / Her dalliance he despisd, and follies did forsake.

Anagrams

• make merry